Some children spend hours everyday on their smartphones. Why is this the case? Do you think this is a negative or positive development?

Massive technological developments turned out to become the biggest phenomenon happening on Earth

this

past decade. Innovation made by scientists, particularly in the Internet and Technology (IT) sector, has led to the existence of some devices,

such

as

smartphones

.

Furthermore

, the access of obtaining a smartphone has been improved, leading to a wide and long

use

of

this

device by people of various ages, including

children

who tend to

use

it excessively.

However

, despite the positive impacts of possessing a smartphone,

this

development has been known to create bigger drawbacks, especially for

children

. These disadvantages include the decrement of brain functions and communication skills.

For instance

, most

children

are found to be spending their time on their

smartphones

more than the appropriate duration of

use

, which is only 3 hours a day.

This

habitual activity has been proven to affect their brain function, supported by the fact that some

children

struggle to focus on their studies.

In addition

to that, using

smartphones

for a long duration might play a significant role in decreasing the communication skills of

children

. Some

children

prefer spending their time playing games to playing with real friends.

This

phenomenon would definitely result in

children

with a lack of communication skills if happens in the long run. As a way of conclusion, I strongly believe that the outcomes of

this

development are negative rather than positive.

Thus

, parents as guardians must be wise in letting their

children

use

smartphones

.