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?

It has been universally acknowledged that

children

are spending a lot of

time

on

smartphones

.

This

is mainly because of

parents

' inadequate attention towards their

children

and the exciting video games available on mobiles.

Although

smartphones

have many advantages, I firmly believe that it's over usage by

children

could affect not only their mental and physical health but

also

cost them their grades. Commencing with the causes which are responsible for its growth.

Firstly

, working

parents

with a hectic schedule usually buy their

children

mobile phones so that they do not disturb them while they work.

This

gives them the independence to

use

them as long as they wish and as

parents

are so busy with their jobs they forget to check on them.

Secondly

, many game designers are developing exciting and eye-catching games on which juveniles spend

hours

without noticing the

time

.

For instance

, a recent study has shown that

children

spent about 6

hours

out of 24

hours

on their gadgets mostly due to the invention of video games in the USA.

However

, there are many disadvantages.

First

and foremost, it affects their mental and physical health. If young people spend most of their

time

on electronic gadgets, they will not get any

time

to do physical activity.

This

may result in diseases like obesity and heart problems. It

also

causes mental disorders

such

as depression and insomnia.

Moreover

, the increase in the

use

of

smartphones

influences their grades in school as well. To elucidate

further

,

children

spent plenty of their

time

on

smartphones

instead

of studying which results in bad numbers.

This

may lead to an unsuccessful future.

For example

,recent research held by an Oxford professor has shown that 75% of

children

who

use

mobile phones for

hours

have more miserable performance in school than those who do not

use

phones. In conclusion, according to my perspective, overuse of electronic gadgets has a bad impact on their fitness as well as on their education.

Therefore

,

parents

should not provide their offspring with

smartphones

.