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?

In
this
modern society, many
children
spend hours playing with their mobile
devices
. Even young born
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toddlers
is given gadgets to keep them accompany
while
their parents
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trying to either get them to eat
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their own business.
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can be either
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or bad impact
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these days
children
.
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with,
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modern
devices
can give
children
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their mental health and habits. Handphones will usually
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givent
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given
to
children
by their mothers.
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because
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from
the
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early
age
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they are used to
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given
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smartphones whenever they cannot be calm when
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mother
are
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trying to give them
foods
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.
This
can cause a habit for the
children
when they're eating. They will throw
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so the mother could give them the
devices
and focus on the screen for a day long.
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,
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content
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the
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not yet suitable for
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young
children
to be exposed to. They haven't know which is bad or which is good.
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this
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bad mental health for them. They could easily be shown
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content that
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not appropriate without their parent knowing they're seeing that things.
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will slowly develop
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unpleasent
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unpleasant
act towards others in their growing
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phase
.
However
, there
also
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a fine impact
giving
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children
gadgets. With
a
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proper
time
management and
supervisions
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from the parents,
this
will make the
children
know better when they have to use the mobile phone
as well as
how long they should stop using it.
This
will create a sense of responsibility for the
children
in the future to know how to have
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responsibility
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their phones.
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, there are both positive and negative
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for
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children
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development if they're given mobile
devices
for a long
time
.
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positive
side, they could have better
time
management and have responsibility
over
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their
time
.
While
on the other hand
, they could get exposed to
the
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content
that is
not suitable for their age, yet parents will have no control over their
children
using
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.
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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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