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?

With the fast development of social media, many kids tend to spend more

time

using their smartphones every day to stay in touch with what happened at the moment in the world. Personally, I think

this

is definitely a negative advancement. One underlying cause behind the above-mentioned phenomenon might be parental neglect of young charges. Middle-aged people face a lot of pressure both from work and their family nowadays, thereby many

parents

tend to spend less

time

communicating with their

children

. Without enough interactions in the family,

children

may choose to talk to friends or total strangers online, which causes them to use many electronic devices.

In addition

, things on the internet nowadays become more and more attractive to all individuals,

therefore

, teenagers are attracted by phone games, short videos, and so on. To be more specific, kids may find how interesting the virtual world is and spend more hours on it. The solutions to

this

issue could be diverse.

Firstly

,

parents

should attach significance to youngsters’ growth and strike a balance between their work and

children

. They need to spend more

time

interacting with their

children

to show how the real world can

also

bring happiness to them.

Besides

,

parents

and schools should teach

children

the importance of doing exercise and the danger of keeping their eyes on small electronic screens all day.

Parents

can take their

children

to go out to see the natural view and breathe the fresh air and schools can hold courses about health and encourage kids to live a healthier life.

To conclude

, two factors contribute to the surge of

time

spent on cell phones by youngsters. I am convinced that the measures including high-quality parental education and introducing feasible courses would constitute a crucial step in resolving

this

problem.