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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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Children
 are one of the crucial stages of
development
, namely the golden age. At
this
 time, there are many aspects that can be stimulated and developed so that their
development
 is more optimal,
however
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 there are many inhibiting factors that can become a nuisance for
children
, one of which is a smartphone when not used wisely. Nowadays,
smartphones
 have become a part of life in every circle.
However
, special attention needs to be given to
children
 so that they can provide more optimal education to
children
.
Smartphones
 have many benefits, they can be used as learning media for
children
,
they
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 can be used for
children
 to play.
However
, in the current conditions, with all the hustle and bustle of activities carried out by those around them and even without assistance from those closest to them,
smartphones
 are being misused and becoming dangerous tools for
children
. So that when the
child
 spends a day with phones is a negative
development
 because there are many causes can
be happen
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 when the
child
doing
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does
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 that.
For example
 the case
on
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of
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 Jakarta that there is a
child
going
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went
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 blind because
uncontrolled
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of uncontrolled
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 phone activity, the doctor said that the radiation from the phone
causes
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caused
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 some
nerve
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on
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in
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 the
child
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child's
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 eye
become
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to become
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 injured even severed.
Besides
 that, there
is
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are
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 other cases
that
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in
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the
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which
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child
 can not control their emotion because
the
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of the
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smartphones
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smartphone's
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 activity, they play a rude game, and
then
 when their parents or their siblings take the smartphone, the
child
become
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becomes
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tantrum
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, angry even can hit
their
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 people around who take their phone. So, from the explanation above about the
child
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child's
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 activity on
spend
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spending
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 hours every day on their
smartphones
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smartphones,
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 we can conclude that
this
 case is a negative
development
 because it can cause many bad things
such
 as lack of emotional control, lack of
confuses
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confusion
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, blindness and inhibit the
development
 of the
children
.
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task achievement
You have addressed the topic generally but to achieve a higher score, ensure you cover all parts of the prompt thoroughly. Explain in more detail why children spend hours on their smartphones and balance the discussion by exploring positive aspects as well.
coherence cohesion
Work on organizing your essay more clearly. Use paragraphs to divide different points and aspects about the negative impacts of smartphone use on children. A clearer structure will help the reader follow your arguments better.
supported main points
Support your main points with more specific examples and evidence. Adding real-life scenarios, research findings, or statistics can make your points more convincing and credible.
task achievement
The essay addresses an important contemporary issue and provides some relevant examples to support the arguments.

Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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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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