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, teenagers allocate far more

time

to mobile phones. There is a variety of reasons for it but entertainment and lack of

interest

overweigh the other ones. I am of the opinion that, it is a negative development in terms of socialising. 

Firstly

, mobile phones offer various applications and websites for users and most of which require regular checking.

In other words

, new episodes of the series are added or tasks are accumulated in the games

therefore

people who follow them spend more

time

than average on the phone.

Additionally

, many

children

are suffered from a lack of

interest

allowing them to spend

time

with peers and making them away from a sedentary lifestyle.

For instance

,

children

who attend a course or sports activities spend less

time

at home. Indeed, many of them focus on their phones because they do not have any particular

interest

or better option to do.

On the other hand

, uncontrolled usage of smartphones causes harmful effects on social development.

That is

to say, pupils who get used to spending

time

alone, struggle with establishing a relationship with friends or finding a remedy for real-life problems which in turn leads to isolation. In the long run, these problems spring up in private lives and professional lives. In conclusion, teenagers tend to use smartphones unconscious which is mainly because of not have a particular

interest

and attractive content. I think, it precisely has a detrimental effect on the social development of

children

. As a recommendation,

children

's awareness should be heightened about technology and technological devices before turning into an addiction.