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?

In contemporary society, it is undeniable that technology is involved in our daily life and the smartphone benefits humans in many ways.

However

, some argue that children waste

time

using

smartphones

for entertainment. It will be discussed in

this

essay. On one hand,

smartphones

assist students to

study

more efficiently, and they can learn on the internet at any

time

and from anywhere. To be clarified, before the invention of the smartphone, the student will go to the library or university for studying which required a whole day of travelling. But nowadays, everything is on our own fingers which is more convenient, and the student can access the data sources which allowed them to

study

on their own. With the smartphone, students can

study

more efficiently and flexibly.

On the other hand

, without navigation from a parent, they can manage their

time

which might have an impact on their

study

performance.

For example

, there are plenty of video games on the internet that persuade them to play.

Moreover

, the game encouraged the players to play again and again and

then

they lose track of

time

. When they repeat

this

routine, it will form a bad habit since they were young.

This

will result in their

study

performance as they could pay attention to

study

. In conclusion,

smartphones

are a double edge sword that has both advantages and drawbacks. The parent and teacher should monitor and navigate them to use the

smartphones

properly, so they know their own limit. With parents,

smartphones

will definitely be a positive development.