Some children spend hours every day on their smartphones. Why is this the case? Do you think is a positive or negative development?

These days in the rapid technology changes, smartphones are common in our daily lives, especially among

children

. Most

children

play with a lot of their gadgets or any type of smartphone

such

as an Android or iPhone.

This

essay will discuss the reasons for some of them spend a lot of screen time regarding their parent's surveillance. Smartphones can be utilized as a tool to help with some basic tasks that are given by the school.

However

, it

also

leaves some loopholes for the

children

. Despite its function, parents often have loose screen time regulation applied to their

children

.

For instance

, many full-time parents do not have time to accompany and invigilate their

children

at home because of their full-time occupancy.

This

phenomenon affects how

children

use their phones and sometimes it can be dangerous for them because it can lead to some game or internet addiction.

This

phenomenon

also

seems to lessen social bond within a family and often lead to some negative aspects.

Although

some

children

use mobile phones properly to hone their creativity and study, there are many that wrongly used the phone. It can lead to negative developments

such

as promoting poor behaviour.

Furthermore

, it reduces their physical and mental health.

For example

, some

children

become sedentary and reserved from an active lifestyle. Another example is that it can reduce eyesight. In conclusion,

children

's dependence on the phone is inevitably caused by a lack of surveillance by parents. It is apparent that those could lead to negative development.