IN MODERN PERIOD, NEW TECHNOLOGIES HAS REVOLUTIONIZED THE WAY CHILDREN ALLOCATE THEIR FREE TIME, LEADING TO A DEBATE ITS MERITS AND DRAWBACKS. WHILE SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THE BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGY OUTWEIGH ITS DIMERITS, I FIRMLY THINK THAT THE NEGATIVE SIDES OF TECHNOLOGY HAS MORE EFFECTS THAN ITS POSITIVE SIDES ON THE FREE TIME OF CHILDREN.
ON THE ONE HAND, THE TECHNOLOGY LED TO A DECREASE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG CHILDREN. INSTEAD OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY TO PLAY ONLINE GAMES OR THEY ARE ENGAGED IN COMPUTER FOR SOCIAL MEDIA. SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE CAUSE DISTINCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS OBESITY WHICH HAVE LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON THEIR HEALTH.THE STATISTICS IN CITIES SHOW THAT THE NUMBER OF OBESOUS CHILDREN INCREASED 10 TIMES IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. MERELY THIS TERRIBLE RESULT SHOW INDIVIDUALS THE IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON OUR LIVES. MOREOVER, TECHNOLOGY CREATE CONDİTİON TO GROWING THE YOUNG PEOPLE SOCIAL SKILLS WITH LIMITATIONS. DAY-BY DAY ,THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO UNSOCIAL ARE INCREASING ALL OVER THE WORLD. UNDOUBTLY, THE MODERN TECHNOLOGY BASED ON THIS EFFECT.[ZEMIN YARADIR]. THE RESULT OF SURVEY IN CALIFORNIA CITY REVEALED THAT AVAILABILITY OF INCREASING OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY IS DIRECTLY DEPENDENT THE QUALITY OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS AMONG CHILDREN. THE PARENTS WHO PREVENT THEIR CHILDREN APPROVED THIS SURVEY. THIS CHILDREN WHO HAVE LIMITATIONS ON DEVICES THEY TEND TO PLAY THEIR FRIEND INSTEAD OF PLAYING VIDEO GAMES.
ON THE OTHER HAND, IN RECENT YEARS , SCHOOL MATERIALS SUCH AS BOOKS AND WORKBOOKS ARE COMPUTERIZED. HAVING COMPUTER SKILLS IN CHILDREN CAN EASE THEIR SEARCHING, AND THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR HOMEWORK PROMPTLY. INSTEAD OF SPENDING THEIR TIME FOR FINDING RESORUCES, CHILDREN PREFER TO EXPLORE DATA ON WEB BROUSER. IN THE PAST, THIS FACILITIES[OR AMENITIES] WAS NOT ACCCESSİBLE FOR İNDİVİDUALS,HOWEVER,CURRENTLY NOT ONLY ADULTS , BUT ALSO CHILDREN CAN BENEFIT ITS ADVANTAGEOUS. FOR INSTANCE, IN RECENT YEARS,CHILDREN WHO CAN NOT SEARCH INFORMATION AND CONDUCT RESEARCH ,IT QUITE AFFECTS THEIR ACADEMIC LIFE.
IN CONCLUSION, WHILE TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES SEVERAL BENEFITS TO CHILDREN FREE TIME, ITS DRAWBACKS ARE MORE SIGNIFICANT. PARENTS NEED TO REGULATE THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT MODERN DEVICES FOR PRECLUDE NEGATIVE EFFECTS SUCH AS OBESITY AND BEİNG UNSOCIAL PERSONALİTY.