Technologies have changed the way children spend their free time. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

In the developing world nowadays,

children

have changed the way that they consume their leisure time thanks to the development of

technologies

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. I believe that the advantages are overshadowed by the disadvantages for teenagers. On the one hand, there are many reasons why people believe that

technologies

bring various benefits to their young generation.

First,

children

can easily access

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beneficial information about news or entertainment in order to gain more knowledge and broaden their horizons of the world surrounding them through the Internet.

Second,

they can learn new things wherever or whenever they like via some useful apps

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using modern devices

such

as smartphones or laptops.

For instance

, if they want to study new languages, they can use Duolingo as a helpful app to learn about grammar, pronunciation, or vocabulary.

On the other hand

,

technologies

bring many significant drawbacks

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youngsters’ lives. Too much screen time can have detrimental impacts on

children

such

as unhealthy

lifestyle

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, low development of physical and mental health, or soft skills like face-to-face communication and

problem solving

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In addition

, when

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they

prefer playing games or watching entertainment on telephones or TVs, they can lose their passion

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reading books or even playing sports in reality, resulting in some health- and education-related problems

such

as cardiovascular disease or getting bored and poor grades in studying

as well as

exams. To demonstrate, the escalating rate of obese

children

has always been higher than that of healthy ones in recent years. In conclusion,

although

children

can reap many benefits

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education from

technologies

to develop their brains, there are too many disadvantages

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health and studies.

Thus

,

children

should strike a balance in their lives to use technology more effectively.