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?

Many today would argue that

children

spend too many hours on their

smartphones

. In my opinion,

this

is a natural result of the conveniences these

phones

afford and is decidedly negative as it severely impacts health. The main reason

children

are using

phones

too much today is

parents

view it as a convenient option.

This

is

firstly

a

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simple practicality. Most

parents

are busy and tired after work and

smartphones

are one of the easiest methods to keep their

children

occupied and entertained. It is a common occurrence to witness

children

on

phones

at restaurants and airports

while

their

parents

are distracted.

Moreover

,

parents

can easily justify

smartphones

by claiming they help their

children

become better acclimated with technology.

This

justification is self-serving, but there is a degree of truth in the fact that young

children

will be able to understand applications and how to navigate websites like YouTube and Google

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. As far as I am concerned, the overuse of

smartphones

greatly impairs

children

physically and mentally. Physically, using a smartphone encourages a more sedentary lifestyle. A large proportion of

children

today are more likely to sit at home after school playing games, chatting, and scrolling through YouTube or TikTok

instead

of playing outside with friends. Over time, these become ingrained habits and threaten their long-term physical fitness. Intellectually,

phones

lead to shorter attention spans. Media online, especially applications that have embraced shorter video formats, produce dopamine responses in the brain that

then

require frequent stimulation.

In contrast

to a book,

children

can only gain these feelings from their digital devices. In conclusion, despite the convenient uses of

smartphones

, they hinder the physical and intellectual development of

children

.

Parents

should limit their

children

’s screen time.