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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?

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Due to
 the blessing of technology, the price of cutting-edge devices is more reasonable. With that image in mind,
children
 nowadays might have their own
smartphones
. Without any
time
 limitation, they spend a substantial
time
 on their gadgets which leads to negative effects, in my perspective.
In addition
, I will explain the reasons
further
.
To begin
, there are several reasons
that
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kids spend a fortune of
time
 on
smartphones
.
Firstly
, lacking
the
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 physical playground where they tend to do recreational activities.
That is
 the prohibition leads to
children
 being hooked on
smartphones
 for on-screen entertainment.
For example
, I technically spent more
time
 on outdoor activities compared to my nephew . He lacks the playground areas, so he grabs his phone and starts to play games. Another reason
children
 overspend their
time
 on
smartphones
 is the limitation of prevention from their
parents
. It
also
 means they are responsible for the
time
 their offsprings consume on their phones. To illustrate, my
parents
 used to allow me only one hour per day unless I had finished my homework. These days, because of
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 rules from my
parents
, I am not a slave to
smartphones
. Overtime consumption of
smartphones
 has some negative effects on
children
's life. First and foremost, it apparently wastes
time
 on unnecessary activities
such
 as video games or social network platforms. Taking my colleagues who are being addictives to Facebook and Instagram as an example, every working day, I can count they only
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 two hours on practical work, the remaining
time
 they search about celebrities scandals on Facebook and doom-scrolling on Instagram. The second harmful impact on
children
's health is
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, especially their eyes. If they overspent on digital screens they would have eye issues soon, namely optical relations. At the bottom line,
children
 cannot access their loved playgrounds could lead them to overspend on their
smartphones
.
In addition
,
parents
 do not limit their
time
 kids' usage of phones is
also
 a primary issue. As far as I'm concerned, wasting
time
 and eye issues are the negative repercussions if
children
 overlook smartphone screens.
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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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