New technologies have changed the way children spend their free time. Do advantages of this outweigh disadvantages?

Nowadays, with the rapid development of modern

technologies

, more

children

can use different electronic

devices

at an early age. But I am firmly convinced that the disadvantages of

this

phenomenon must outweigh its advantages. To start with, using electronic

devices

since childhood can do harm to

children

's physical health.

Firstly

,

children

are more likely to sit in one place for a long time and spend plenty of time on smartphones, computers and TV, which may force

children

to develop a sedentary lifestyle. These unhealthy living habits prevent them from going out to do some exercise.

Secondly

, long-time staring at the screen poses great stress on

children

's visual sight, so more and more pupils are in glasses. Earphones can

also

hurt people's hearing ability to some extent.

On the other hand

, new

technologies

also

have an impact on youngsters' mental health. Chatting with others online vastly reduces

children

's social time and the frequency of face-to-face communication. The scarcity of real talking may gradually erode their social manners and cause a loss of expressing ability, which is adverse for

children

to develop complete personalities. Except

this

, pupils are particularly vulnerable to malicious information online, they are at risk of misleading by illegal news or violent pictures.

However

, modern electronic

devices

can sometimes be beneficial to young

children

's upbringing. They can learn more real-life knowledge and skills at an early age.

For example

,

children

could obtain diverse knowledge through documentaries on TV, new

technologies

also

provide more access for them to information via the Internet.

Moreover

, different kinds of

devices

give the young generation chances to entertain themselves, cartoon animations can be the best example to illustrate

this

point. In conclusion, the use of modern

technologies

could be seen as an inevitable experience for the young, but as long as

children

use these

devices

in an appropriate way, they can be an excellent assistance for youngsters' upbringing.