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Some children spend a long time each day on their smartphones. Why is this the case? Is this a positive or a negative development?

Some children spend a long time every day on their
smartphones
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. There are
childrens
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children
that
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who
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using
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use
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there's
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their
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smartphones
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 for different reasons.
This
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 essay will discuss
positive
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the positive
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 and negative development On the one
hand
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hand,
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spend
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spending
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 a long time
for
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on
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 the smartphone is bad. Some parents
aare
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are
 not
interesting
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interested
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about
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in
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 their children
and
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, and
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obviously
obviosly
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obviosly,
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 kids don'
t
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 know they need to study first and
progress
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develop
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 their
brain
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brains
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. There are lots of games that kids can play every day and won'
t
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 get
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third
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tired
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,
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.
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 They
thinks
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think
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 that if they
will
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do
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 not play
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this kind
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these kinds
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 of
games
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games,
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 they won'
t
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 be cool at
the
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apply
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school or
somewhere
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anywhere
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. Parents should
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be interest
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interest
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interested
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of
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in
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 their child and make
shure
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sure
 what
are they
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they are
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 doing
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hand
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hand,
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 what
child
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children are
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 doing
in
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with
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this
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 phone
maybe
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may be
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they
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that they
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reading
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are reading
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 ,
prepare
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preparing
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 for the exam , there are some schools that prefer
smartphones
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 , gadgets more than physical books. Because of
that
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that,
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 do not judge
childrens befor
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children before
 you don'
t
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 know what they're doing on the smartphone
To conclude
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Do
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do
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 not judge
childs
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children
 before not knowing what
are they
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they are
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 doing on their
smartphones
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. Parents should be more
caution
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cautious
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 before judging

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content
Give a clear reason for each idea and simple, real examples.
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structure
Make the intro and the end stronger and tied to the task.
accuracy
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content
The essay tries to show both good and bad sides.
structure
There is a clear ending line to close the essay.

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  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Convenience
  • Multifaceted
  • Parental control
  • Developmental activities
  • Peer pressure
  • Fear of missing out (FOMO)
  • Social skill impairments
  • Exposure
  • Inappropriate content
  • Enhance learning
  • Digital art
  • Programming
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