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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use

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constantly as their main source of entertainment. Even though

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trend gives

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a convenient way to engage with various types of content, it

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makes them less likely to develop positive relationships with peers, so

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development is mostly negative. As

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spend almost all their leisure

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on their

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, researchers have realized that most

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do

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because they do not have many other options for quick entertainment.

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, some families do not go out on the weekends together often, so

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stay home and play games or watch movies on their

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to entertain themselves any

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they feel bored.

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, even if their family plans some special event to do on the weekend,

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as a trip to the zoo or the aquarium, these places can be expensive for the whole family to visit or far from home, so these kinds of outings are a rare occurrence, which means that

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will become even more dependent on their

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for entertainment.

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the modern

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lifestyle encourages young

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to spend more and more

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on their

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smartphones

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can help

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conveniently gain exposure to various types of music and TV shows from diverse cultures around the world, the fact that

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spend a lot of

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on their

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is very unfortunate because their obsession with digital content has made them too sensitive to social trends.

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, before everyone had their own

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,

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just wanted to spend quality

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with each other by playing together;

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, nowadays,

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who watch social media influencers on their

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often think that they have to buy the latest must-have items to be happy, which has made them care less about getting

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their friends and more about showing off their trendy toys.

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use of

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has created a destructively materialistic culture among

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. In conclusion, modern

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use

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often because they can be very entertaining at any

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, but dependence on

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new culture of instant satisfaction has negatively affected

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because they might not understand the value of real friendship if they become too obsessed with following trends.