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? Give your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Nowadays,
children
enjoy taking
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hours on their smartphones not only for
playing
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games but
also
doing
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other activities.
This
probably
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because
some
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of some
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reasons
such
as
the
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accessibility
becomes
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easier, and some parents are not really restricting them
in
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using
the
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smartphones.
However
, I think
this
can lead to more negative development
instead
of
the
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positive since
children
can access inappropriate
content
and it can diminish their interest in
other playing method
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another playing method
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.
To begin
with,
children
is
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still vague in choosing what
content
suit
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them despite some
content
are
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created for
children
.
In addition
, they tend to choose
type
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the type
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of activities
those
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that
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make them happy without considering the negative sides. If they
watching
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or
playing
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play
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some games without
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their parent's
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parent's
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control, it can lead to brain
damages
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and affect their behaviour.
For instance
,
children
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in children
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who lost their parent's attention and get stuck with porn movies even in cartoon illustration, research
have
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shown that their part of
brain
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the brain
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which is
pre-frontal
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the pre-frontal
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cortex might disrupt.
As a result
, those threats could affect the related brain function if parents do not control their
children
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activity.
On the other hand
,
children
who
addicted
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to
the
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cell phone with
internet
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connection might find that
this
thing is more fun for them
instead
of playing outside with their friends.
For example
, we can see that in
this
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present,
children
often hold their
smartphone
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smartphones
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longer than in the previous era. They tend to spend
they
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their
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leisure time
by
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playing with their phone
instead
of going outside and seeking another activity.
Hence
, many traditional child entertainments had gone and not being an option because it was not attractive anymore. To conclude, it is obvious that spending many times
in
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smartphones is a bit negative development for
children
because it can lead to unsuitable
content
and
children
might lose
their
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interest to grab
a
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better entertainment.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • smartphones
  • usage
  • technology
  • accessibility
  • convenience
  • entertainment
  • gaming
  • social media
  • communication
  • educational resources
  • addiction
  • dependence
  • negative effects
  • physical health
  • mental health
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