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

Nowadays, smartphones play a vital role in people’s everyday lives.

However

, there are some groups of

children

who overuse them.

This

essay will elaborate on the reason why some

children

are allowed to spend too much

time

on digital devices and argue why I am of the opinion that

this

is a disadvantageous trend.

To begin

with, there are a number of contributing factors associated with

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usage of digital devices like

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a smartphone

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smartphone

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youngsters. The

first

reason is that some parents

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fail in finding a suitable activity for their child.

For example

,

instead

of encouraging them to play sports, it might easier to let them

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time

by themselves with a

smartphone

.

Secondly

,

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do not realize

about

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consequences of letting their

children

spend too much

time

on a screen. Research findings reveal that most adults do not know the fact that too much

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time

impairs

children

’s both physical and mental

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. Personally, I firmly believe that letting

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spend too much

time

on a

smartphone

is a negative development. My reasoning is that

children

will lack

of

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physical movements which encourage their

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and bone to fully developed. Studies suggested that inactive

children

who prefer playing games on a digital platform tend to have delayed physical development.

Furthermore

, another reason is when

children

become

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to the screen they will lack

of

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essential social skills. To explain, they will be less

involve

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in

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face to face

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communication which leads to

having

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a

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poor interpersonal

skill

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. In conclusion, while a lack of knowledge and awareness of parents leads to an over-reliance on

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the smartphone

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smartphone

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smartphones

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children

, I am of the opinion that

this

is a negative trend.