Some children spend hours every day on their smartphones. why is this the case? Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

Nowadays a number of kids work with their

smartphones

for many hours.

This

usage has two main reasons educational purposes and entertainment purposes. In my opinion, it is a negative development, and it will be discussed in

this

essay.

First

, as technology has developed in recent years,

smartphones

can be used for a wide range of entertainment

activities

, like playing games, watching films and etc.

Therefore

,

children

use them in their leisure time.

For example

, most

children

play Clash Of Clans when they want to play a game.

Moreover

,

smartphones

can be used for educational purposes.

In other words

,

children

take advantage of

smartphones

for learning a wide range of skills,

such

as drawing, increasing reading speed, programming and etc. Another point is that now,

children

have fewer friends compared with the past.

Consequently

, they fill

this

time with their

smartphones

.

On the other hand

,

this

trend has two critical drawbacks: distraction, and reduction in physical

activities

.

Firstly

, these types of technology can distract kids easily.

Therefore

, they will not be able to focus on their

activities

in long term and easily lose their attention.

For example

, if a boy wants to study and suddenly gives a text from his friend and loses his focus.

Furthermore

, working with

smartphones

reduces

children

's physical

activities

and causes many health problems. In conclusion, there are some reasons that

children

use

smartphones

for a long time but it has a negative impact on their physical and mental health.