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Many children these days have their own mobile phones. What are the advantages and disadvantages, and give your opinion?

#children #phones
In
this
 day and age, smartphones are becoming more and more affordable so everyone in the family members even kids can have their own ones. which it can be used for educational purpose and
also
parents
 can monitor and
track
 their
children
 but it
also
 has its own drawbacks
such
 as having access to adult content. In my opinion, if it is used under
parents
 supervision it is a positive development. With regard to the advantages, after
pandemic
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, many schools and institutions tend to have classes online, so every student
feel
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feels
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 the necessity of having their own phone or tablet in order to participate in the classes.
In addition
, it
also
 enables
parents
 to
track
 and monitor their
children
 while they are working outside or in case they missed their kid in the crowd.
However
, it
also
 has downsides
such
 as having access to Porn and gambling websites designed for adult users and if the kid uses the phone without adult supervision they can go off
track
 since
this
 kind of content even pop up
to
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on
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 your screen as an advertisement without any control.
Moreover
, by developing video games on handheld devices teenagers can be trapped and get addicted to it as they mostly have attractive graphics and are easily accessible all the time , there is a
possiblity
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possibility
 that
children
 get addicted and fall behind with their studies. To conclude all the information, nowadays there are more
children
 having their own handheld devices
such
 as phones since they need
it
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them
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 as mentioned before, I personally find it good development if
parents
 would be able to prevent kids going off the
track
.
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  • emergencies
  • enhance learning
  • educational apps
  • monitoring
  • digital skills
  • distraction
  • face-to-face interactions
  • social development
  • physical health problems
  • inappropriate content
  • prolonged use
  • eye strain
  • sleep disturbances
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