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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.

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Nobody would dispute the fact that some teenagers spend most of their leisure
time
 on their gadgets, and their behaviours
no
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 doubt influenced
due to
 some reasons. In my opinion,
while
 smart devices could provide benefits to our life, I believe it is prominent not to overuse
it
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.
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 a range of reasons why modern children attach most of their
time
 on smartphones.
Firstly
, modern parents are either
over protective
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 or too lenient
to
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 their kids. For some reason, they intend to use smart gadgets to attract young teenagers to stay home
due to
 the concern
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 safety.
Secondly
,
due to
 the
technology
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advancement
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 we have,
youngest
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 can access
to
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thousands of millions
information
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of information
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 by browsing through
search
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engine
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. It can
allows
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 them to self-taught every
skills
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 they need to be prepared
in
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 both professional
private
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and private
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 life.
Lastly
, it could be dangerous to play outside compared to the years back in
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In
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 my perspective,
although
 they are quite a number of benefits
from
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 using smartphones,
but
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I believe it is a negative development by far.
Firstly
, teenagers who spend most of their leisure
time
 on smart devices,
for example
like
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iPad, might not have good interpersonal skills. They tend to have
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 personalities
,
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 because they did not have
time
 to meet new people in real life.
Secondly
,
information
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the information
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 they received online might not be true,
due to
 there
are
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 uncountable scammers out there and it is impossible to filter them out in one setting.
Lastly
, immature kids are more likely to perceive bad influences on social media, which involves illegal activities. In conclusion, it can
therefore
 be argued that we live in a technology era
which
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 there will be more technology invented in the future, but we need to learn how to differentiate right from wrong from the information we perceive online.
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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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