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New technologies have changed the way children spend their free time. Do you think the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

#technologies #children #time #trend
There has been an evident change in
the
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recent years regarding the way
technology
 has affected the way
children
 spend their free
time
. In my opinion, the advantages of
such
 do outweigh the disadvantages, for the following reasons.
First,
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technology
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had
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into our world has spread rapidly; with it, has given
children
 a great vastness of opportunities not seen before.
For instance
, it has connected people from all around the globe with
diffrent
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different
 platforms, helping
children
 develop certain skills
since
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 young
ages
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; aiding with the enhancement and
engaging
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 parts of their brains.
Additionally
,
technology
 offers different types of games for interaction that help with the brain plasticity of
such
children
.
Furthermore
, interactions with
tecnology
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technology
 at young
ages
gives
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children
 a view into the modern ever-changing world. On another note, many
pops
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children
using
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techology
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technology
 at young
ages
, since it is said that spending
to
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 much
time
 on-screen can come to damage their neural activity.
In addition
 to
this
, some suggest giving
children
technology
 could promote a feeling of laziness; attracting
such
 value at young
ages
 is very
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.
However
, these disadvantages, in my opinion, do not come close to the advantages and positive traits offered by
technology
. In conclusion, though there have been many negative approaches regarding the use of
technology
 at young
ages
, I
belive
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 that the positive uses in
children
’s free
time
, outweigh the opposition. From helping the development of a child’s brain, introducing them to the modern world, to promoting a technological future for them all, in my opinion,
children
 should continue to
using
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 their free
time
 as they see fit; with or without
technology
.
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