Some children spend hours everyday on their smartphones. why is this the case? do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

The use of smartphones or electronic devices by

children

has increased significantly over the past decade. Some of them spend a significant amount of

time

on their mobile phones. In

this

essay, I will discuss the reasons for

this

situation and state why I believe

this

could bring out a negative development in

children

.

Firstly

, with the development of technology, books were replaced by e-books and youtube has become the new classroom for many students. Smartphones could be highly beneficial as web browsers

such

as google contain enough and more information.

Furthermore

, schools,

as well as

tuition classes have moved to online education after the pandemic which made it a requirement for almost every student to own an electronic device to continue their education.

On the other hand

, they use smart devices as a mode of entertainment.

For instance

, social media serve as a common way for new friendships.

Hence

they spend long hours chatting with their friends.

Therefore

, do smartphones have a positive or a negative impact on

children

? Multiple studies have proven that too much screen

time

could be detrimental to

children

.

For example

,

according to

research conducted by the ministry of education, in Sri Lanka, 62% of

children

from age 10-16 have screen

time

over 5 hours a day and 42% out of them have a deteriorating vision.

Moreover

, constant distractions caused by mobile phones have a direct effect on

children

's concentration power. In conclusion,

children

using mobile phones for long hours could be a negative development.

Therefore

, encouraging them to use iPads or tablets for their studies and monitoring screen

time

would be more beneficial.