Nowadays, the massive development of technologies such as smartphone, computer or video games has changed our habits. Obviously, children are also impacted by the aftermath. For fifteen years the time passed by teenagers on their smartphones has rocketed. From my point of view, this situation brings numerous disadvantages and my essay will emphasize my opinion.
Firstly, science proved that an excess of consumption of digital items could weaken cognitive capabilities. Consequently, if a child spends too much time on his smartphone he will probably suffer from a lack of concentration during his classes. For example, recently scholars have published research which shows a link between the school performances of youth and their inclination to spend time on their smartphones. Furthermore, a strong regulation from parents concerning digital tools could seem to have a positive effect on children’s results at school.
Secondly, the increase in the time spent on smartphones, prevents young people from discovering other activities. As a result, other ways of entertainment such as reading or sport are less practiced compared to last decades. For instance, several studies indicate that reading has been marked by a significant decline for ten years and the growth of smartphones could be an explication in Western countries. Moreover, sports are also hit by a gradual decrease in their number of adherents belong children. Of course, for the moment there is no evidence of a correlation between the rise of the time spent on smartphones and the fall of sport’s popularity, but it could be a possibility.
To conclude, I believe that an excess of smartphone utilization for kids could provoke many negative consequences due to the fact that it diminishes concentration and diverted from other beneficial activities such as reading.