Some children spend hours every day on their smartphones. Why is this the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

Nowadays, the younger generation uses mobile phones a lot when compared to the old times.

This

is mainly

due to

the development of social media platforms that are becoming significantly popular among youngsters. I believe that the overuse of phones imposes a negative impact on children as they become addicted to them over the period.

To begin

with, the advancement of technologies often makes social websites more interactive which attracts youths, and they find it interesting to use. These online platforms give a chance to the kids to connect with anyone around the world, spend their time on it, and thereby keep them socially active most of the time.

For example

, a recent study shows that more than 90% of Juveniles at least use one of the social networking sites

such

as Facebook, or Instagram and spend a minimum of 4 hours every day chatting with their friends, updating their profile by sharing personal info, and so on.

Further

,

this

over usage of smartphones significantly affects children

subsequently

attaining a stage where they cannot live without using social media.

This

not only brings a negative impact on kids’ brain growth, performance, and development but

also

kills the quality time that they can spend with their family every day. Eventually, youngsters develop less bonding with their parents and relatives and isolate themselves from them.

In addition

, they even fail to be a part of their family and stop celebrating special occasions. In conclusion, kids are using cell phones for more hours than before because of the advancement of social media apps. In my opinion,

this

is a negative development that lures youngsters to get addicted to

such

apps and parents must definitely restrict their children by setting a timer for them to limit daily phone usage.