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Some children spend hours every day on their smartphones.
Why is this? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?
The time children spend on their mobile phones has reached an all-time high. While reasons for this phenomenon revolve around lack of parental control, it does more harm than good.
The potent reason why children grow attached to their smartphones lies in the negligence of their parents. That is, the more time parents spend at work, the less time they allocate to their children. In other words, today’s excessive living expenses have contributed to the growth in the number of dual-income families, compelling both parents to take up a post to be able to cover their daily expenditure, housing fees and tuition of their children. This lack of supervision over young people’s leisure time is the upstream cause why many youngsters find themselves indulged in playing different virtual games on their phones. Furthermore, applications and games on smartphones today have become supremely engrossing and attractive, which makes children crave for additional hours to spend on them. For example, PUBG, a smartphone game, not only makes use of visual effects efficaciously to portray the image of lifelike characters, but also incrementally ascends the level of missions to engage players more.
However contradictory it may appear, I still believe that the overall effect of phone addiction is by no means positive. First and foremost, little do parents know that obsession with mobile phones can wield damaging effect on their children’s health. A poor eyesight and many other eye impairments, for example, are the results of excessive screen time. Similarly, those glued to phones are more likely to lead a sedentary lifestyle, hindering their well-rounded growth. Not only does this trend compromise well-being of children but also affect their academic performance. Given wide-ranging video content on the internet, phone addicts watching them are found to suffer from short-attention span, which makes it hard for them to concentrate on their studies. On top of this, games and videos on one’s phone can be violent enough to psychologically impact children in the absence of parental control.
To conclude, owing to the hectic schedules of parents and engaging content of one’s smartphone, children are prone to develop phone addiction. As it damages children’s mental, physical and educational welfare, I am convinced that the drawbacks of the trend weigh more in importance.
⚡️ @aplusacademyielts ⚡️
Some children spend hours every day on their smartphones.
Why is this? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?
The time children spend on their mobile phones has reached an all-time high. While reasons for this phenomenon revolve around lack of parental control, it does more harm than good.
The potent reason why children grow attached to their smartphones lies in the negligence of their parents. That is, the more time parents spend at work, the less time they allocate to their children. In other words, today’s excessive living expenses have contributed to the growth in the number of dual-income families, compelling both parents to take up a post to be able to cover their daily expenditure, housing fees and tuition of their children. This lack of supervision over young people’s leisure time is the upstream cause why many youngsters find themselves indulged in playing different virtual games on their phones. Furthermore, applications and games on smartphones today have become supremely engrossing and attractive, which makes children crave for additional hours to spend on them. For example, PUBG, a smartphone game, not only makes use of visual effects efficaciously to portray the image of lifelike characters, but also incrementally ascends the level of missions to engage players more.
However contradictory it may appear, I still believe that the overall effect of phone addiction is by no means positive. First and foremost, little do parents know that obsession with mobile phones can wield damaging effect on their children’s health. A poor eyesight and many other eye impairments, for example, are the results of excessive screen time. Similarly, those glued to phones are more likely to lead a sedentary lifestyle, hindering their well-rounded growth. Not only does this trend compromise well-being of children but also affect their academic performance. Given wide-ranging video content on the internet, phone addicts watching them are found to suffer from short-attention span, which makes it hard for them to concentrate on their studies. On top of this, games and videos on one’s phone can be violent enough to psychologically impact children in the absence of parental control.
To conclude, owing to the hectic schedules of parents and engaging content of one’s smartphone, children are prone to develop phone addiction. As it damages children’s mental, physical and educational welfare, I am convinced that the drawbacks of the trend weigh more in importance.
⚡️ @aplusacademyielts ⚡️