New technologies have changed the way children spend their free time. Do advantages of this outweigh disadvantages?

The advancement of

technologies

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has transformed our lives in many ways. Even for young

children

, most of them spend their leisure

time

on

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watching videos, browsing

internet

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, or playing video games. There are some distinctive advantages and disadvantages of

this

development, I believe ultimately parents do play a pivotal role in making sure their

children

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the most benefits of

technologies

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advancement. On the good side, the

internet

is full of information and knowledge. Apart from formal education in school,

children

get more exposure

from

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the

internet

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and

this

effectively widens their general knowledge.

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, aside

of

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the common subjects in school, from the

internet

children

can learn about foreign languages, new cultures, etc.

This

means during leisure

time

,

children

are picking up new information which could fuel their curiosity.

While

in the long term, continuous learning becomes a habit for

children

. On the flip side, spending too much

time

in the virtual world means lesser social interaction with others. A common issue among young

children

these days is they prefer to browse the

internet

on smart gadgets than

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time

with their friends. Losing social interaction could lead to

feeling

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of isolation and

this

will cause adverse impacts on

children

’s’ emotional well-being.

In addition

, sitting down

long

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hour

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with smart gadgets can make

children

become lazy and physically unfit. Ultimately, it might impact their body because childhood is an essential period for

muscles

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development in the body. In my

opnion

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opinion

, the advantages do not outweigh the disadvantages because losing social skills and being unhealthy are detrimental to

overall

life satisfaction. The key is to strike a balance between making full use of technology and creating

healthy

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environment for

children

to grow up with both emotional and physical well-being.

For example

, parents could limit the

time

children

spend on smart

gadget

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gadgets

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and encourage them to play with other

children

instead

. In conclusion, the

internet

will continue to transform human lives and in the case of

children

, parents have full responsibilities in making sure the

advantageous

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and disadvantageous of

this

development are well-balanced.