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?

The long period of

time

which

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children

use their

smartphones

is a controversial topic today, as it is becoming increasingly common among kids and teenagers all over the world.

This

debate

has got two main reasons and there are valid opinions on both sides of the question that whether

this

change is positive or negative which I will discuss now. Perhaps the main reason for

this

debate

is the lack of attractive physical entertainment for

children

. Many

children

spend much

time

using their

smartphones

in order to play video games and if a child decides not to use his smartphone anymore and do another game

instead

, he would not find anything interesting in the real world. A

further

cause would be the behaviour of

children

's parents. Some parents do not teach their

child

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significantly about how a smartphone should be used and they do not set any limitations for their kids in order to strict them in using these gadgets. On the one hand, opponents of

this

debate

consider that spending too much

time

using

smartphones

could lead to physical and mental problems. Seating for too long in a certain position might cause backbone diseases.

Also

, it is said that

children

who spend long periods of

time

on their phones usually meet serious psychological issues

such

as depression or anger syndromes.

On the other hand

, it is said that it is good for young people to keep themselves up to date and be able to use new technology products.

In addition

, the world is changing rapidly and the way of study or work is changing too.

For example

,

children

are able to take online courses or even work online at a young age and earn money which are positive consequences of

this

debate

.

To conclude

, I feel using

smartphones

for long hours by young people and

children

which is caused by different events, is generally a positive development as long as it does not injure

children

and does not put their health at risk.