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?

Technology nowadays has improved in many aspects
such
as smartphones. The smartphone is one of
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thing
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that
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uses
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by
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for their study or even for their personal entertainment. We can not deny that smartphones take part to help kids to develop themselves,
for
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they can search for some subjects they do not understand.
Although
there are some advantages, sometimes if we can not use it wisely there will be some disadvantages that arise.
Firstly
, a lot of
parents
now have their own job. The job is not similar to the previous life when dad
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to work and mom stays at home with the offspring. Even though for some reason the parent
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work at home, it will take a lot of time to finish their work. When
parents
try to finish their job, sometimes they hate being interrupted by others so if they have
a children
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they will increase their screen time so their
child
would not distract them.
As a result
,
child
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children
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are more into gadgets than playing outside with their friends.
Secondly
, there are some
parents
who still do not understand how to babysit their children.
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if the
child
was crying, the
parents
would give them
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so the kid did not cry anymore.
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this
because they do not know how to look after their
child
properly or they can not keep an eye on the
child
24 hours. It can
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not only their personal character but
also
their socializing skill.
Finally
, after
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into some disadvantages mentioned above. I think that letting the
child
spend hours in one day with their smartphone could bring a negative effect if it is done continuously.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • smartphones
  • usage
  • technology
  • accessibility
  • convenience
  • entertainment
  • gaming
  • social media
  • communication
  • educational resources
  • addiction
  • dependence
  • negative effects
  • physical health
  • mental health
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