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 ?

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Smartphones have become an addiction nowadays
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for young ones. It has become a debatable topic whether spending a lot of time on smartphones is beneficial or harmful for children.
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my opinion. To commence with, one of the possible reasons
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that in present times there are
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playgrounds available for kids because of
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of more residential buildings.
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, parents usually do not allow children to play outside as the crime rate has
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in recent times. Another reason could be online classes and homework which
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increases the screen duration.
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,
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and social media
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so captivating that pupils
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to allocate more of their leisure time
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and surfing online. To my way of thinking, it is more of a negative development as giving more time to screens weakens the
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.
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, they
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interest in
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world
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a lack
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their
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social life and relations.
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, smartphones
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to be not only addictive but
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deminish
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diminish
the focusing ability of
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by
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interfering
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cognition system.
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, There are some factors like
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of playgrounds,
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restrictions and classes on
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that adds to screen-timing but it is an undeniable fact that spending long hours on mobile phones alters the human brain power and eye-sight
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affects their social life.
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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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