It has became a concernig trend that some children pass hours on their mobiles .In my opinion,it has negative impact on children’s both mental and physical heath.
There are several reasons why children are spending more time on their smartphones. Smartphone offers are great source of entertainment like games, social media platforms videos which are highly attracting children’s . For example, social media platform such as tik tok and Instagram come up with great contents which hype teenagers. Despite of the fact that, some children get depression using phone extremely and they hurt themselves. A case has shown the teenagers get depressed because of relying more on social media.
Secondly, excessively using screen time can cause sleep disturbance. Blue light on phone screen can disturb sleeping patterns not only that it can occur eye strain and migration. For that, those who spend periods on phones are likely to suffer migraine problem. Furthermore, it also cause great impact on fitness. Children’s like to spend their leisure time on phones rather than playing outdoor. As a result, a developed country like Switzerland have more obese teenagers. However,parents are also responsible for this issue. If parents frequently use there mobile phone, children will mimic them develop a habit of spending more times on smartphones.
In conclusion, this growing trend not only affect children’s mental health but also childrens physical health.