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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 reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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 reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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With the rapid exposure
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 smartphones among
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kids and having them wasting most of their time using
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 I believe that it might be a major issue. In
this
 essay, I'm going to express why I don’t tolerate
this
 problem completely and the reasons behind it.  Adopting a sedative lifestyle especially since childhood might have serious consequences. Take video games
for instance
, most
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children get too involved in their smartphones preferring to play a virtual football match rather than a real one on the pitch with others keeping them from doing sports and socialising with
thier
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their
 environment, which affects both of their physical and mental health.
Moreover
, the lack of privacy and parental control means may make them more vulnerable to a wide range of potential dangers. Considering the immature judgements and the curiosity of
this
 chapter of their life it can make an easy way for criminals to take advantage of it.
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 year
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 example, the blue whale game jeopardised many children around the world after they thought it would
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thrilling way of having fun only to discover themselves trapped and controlled by a criminal psycho targeting them.
To sum up
, mobile phones as much as they look useful and productive
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can be a door to unwanted conclusions. Regarding
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laziness and the lack of social
life
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 it can cause without forgetting the possible risks related to
such
 a young category of tech users. I strongly feel that it'll do more harm than good and more acts have to be taken to cut down the daily screen time limit for kids by providing other ways of 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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