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

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day and age, smartphones have become a vital part of modern life, and a growing

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of young people are sacrificing daily hours for

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their entertainment and studying demands. From my perspective,

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trend has some potential detrimental impacts on

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. There are immense reasons for the phenomenon.

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of functions and applications are integrated into

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cell phones. Young individuals with curiosity by nature,

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are easily attracted by simulation games, renewable functions and some similar ones.

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, the growing dominance of social networks is one of the reasons leading to a long concentration span of

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mobiles. To illustrate, a wide range of entertaining and studying resources make

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willing to spend a long time discovering and updating the latest information and knowledge.

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, Facebook is one of the most popular social media platforms in Vietnam, where everyone can access any given subject or even keep contact with their friends in a far-off distance. There are some adverse effects which are accompanied by the phenomenon. First of all, a numerous

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of young generations lack interpersonal skills, especially communication skills.

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is because they spend too much time in the virtual world and just talk with others via texting

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of verbal communication.

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, if a youngster gets accustomed to communicating by texting, he will struggle to talk with his friends in real-world conversation.

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’s physical health can be threatened because of a lack of outdoor activities. The young

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in virtual video games inside

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cell phones, they sacrifice invitations

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physical activities with their friends, parents and other people. Gradually, a sedentary lifestyle is established, which may result in obesity

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the young generation. In conclusion, it seems to me that

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have a vast

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smartphone,

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I firmly hold the view that excessive reliance can lead to some negative effects.