In recent years, children commonly spend time on their smartphones. This is a negative development because it may damage their eyesight and they become attached to video games.
The main reason children spend hours on their smartphones may be that they are truly engaged with video games. For example, after COVID-19, more and more children played online games, such as Free Fire and PUBG, leading to decreased eyesight. They look at their phones, scrolling through reels and wasting their free time. They are addicted to playing games and they often spend their money on games, which is bad. For example, a child from Gujarat killed his mother because she did not give the child a mobile phone to play games.
Besides the negative developments, there are also many positive aspects, such as learning a useful skill to help one become an expert, to gain knowledge, and to improve motivation or focus. The new generation of children often uses their phones to gain knowledge from various websites. For instance, if a child is talented or smart, then he or she can easily use his or her brain to gain better knowledge or education with the help of a mobile phone. They use their phones to learn skills that are important. For instance, a child uses his or her mobile phone to learn skills to help them become smarter.
In conclusion, it is argued that there are demerits such as excessive attachment to video games and the risk of eye loss, while using a phone in a positive way can help a child develop his or her skills, receive a better education, and so on.