Nowadays, children spend too much time watching TV and playing computer games. Some people believe this has negative effects on children's mental abilities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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programs
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as the Discovery Channel, as well as educational cartoons, are extremely useful for minors to gain various knowledge and skills. Compared with classes in school, Linking Words
this
is a more acceptable way for Linking Words
children
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games
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problems in them. Meanwhile, many actions in digital Change the word
their
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also
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as a means to train the response speed of their Linking Words
children
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games
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children
can learn how to cooperate with others.
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although
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children
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TV
, it definitely can cause vitally negative consequences if they spend too much Use synonyms
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children
usually have no idea about how to schedule their Use synonyms
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, which means that they are prone to get addicted to Use synonyms
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parents
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children
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games
and are not able to concentrate on other activities, Use synonyms
this
has become a big social problem in China. Linking Words
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games
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this
may result in some vital problems, Linking Words
such
as crimes.
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although
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children
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TV
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programs
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parents
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time
they spend on these activities., or it would cause many problems. Use synonyms
In other words
, I think the drawbacks outweigh the benefits.Linking Words
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