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?

Recently there has been a rising opinion about increasing screen

time

for kids,

This

should be seen as a negative development; Because it wastes

children

's

time

by reducing

time

value, And how they spend it,

Also

it is very dangerous to their health, And it might cause injuries in many spots in their body , especially their back and eyes. On the one hand, giving

children

smartphones or any other smart device might lead them to spend lots of hours as a consumer, and mostly there is no benefit from the majority of content that they are consuming, adding to that If

children

get used to wasting their

time

on these smart screens they would not know how to prioritise their tasks through the day.

for instance

, A recent study found that 80% of kids who use their smartphones or tablets for more than two hours per day, end up being addicted.

On the other hand

, The position that

children

get in

while

spending a long

time

on their screens without doing any active activity might have a very dangerous effect on their bodies in the future, Specifically their back and shoulders,

Also

their muscles will become very weak, Adding to that, Staring on these smart devices will cause a huge damage on their eyes.

For example

, Recently many paediatricians recognised the increasing number of kid's injuries

due to

using phones and tablets

instead

of playing outside.

To sum up

, The reasons why

children

should not use smartphones for long hours: are the

time

and energy that they are losing and the bad health that they are building through life.