An increasing number of teens now possess a mobile phone. The main advantage of this is that it allows teenagers to stay in touch with their families and the main drawback is they waste too much time using apps. This essay will argue that overall this is a negative development.
Smart mobile devices enable parents to keep track of their children and this keeps them safe. That is to say that young people can send their parents an email or call to let them know where they are. Even if the child is devious and tells their parents a lie, there are apps that can tell the adults exactly where they are. For example, the app KidCheck uses GPS to tell guardians. Where their loved ones are at all times, thus enabling them to find their young one quickly in an emergency. However, having an iPhone or Android phone can also lead to screen addiction.
The main issue is that teenagers spend too much time staring at a screen instead of actually interacting with other people or studying. This is a problem because most apps do not teach teenagers anything useful, but instead encourage them to passively consume useless information. For instance, social networking apps like SnapChat or Facebook, have mostly gossip about them and are a complete waste of time compared to reading a book or having a real conversation. This essay, therefore, believes that smart phones are dangerous and teenagers should be discouraged from using them.
In conclusion, although mobiles allow parents to keep tabs on teenagers, this does not overcome the fact that teens are wasting too many hours looking at a display when they should be living their life.
An increasing number of teens
now
possess a mobile phone. The main advantage of this is that it
allows
teenagers
to stay in touch with their families and the main drawback is they waste too much
time
using apps. This essay will argue that
overall
this is a
negative
development.
Smart mobile devices enable
parents
to
keep
track
of their children and this
keeps
them safe.
That is
to say that young
people
can
send
their
parents
an email or call to
let
them know where they are. Even if the child is devious and
tells
their
parents
a lie, there are apps that can
tell
the adults exactly where they are.
For example
, the app
KidCheck
uses
GPS to
tell
guardians. Where their
loved
ones are at all
times
,
thus
enabling them to find their young one
quickly
in an emergency.
However
, having an iPhone or Android phone can
also
lead to screen addiction.
The main issue is that
teenagers
spend too much
time
staring at a screen
instead
of actually interacting with other
people
or studying. This is a problem
because
most apps do not teach
teenagers
anything useful,
but
instead
encourage them to
passively
consume useless information.
For instance
, social networking apps like
SnapChat
or Facebook, have
mostly
gossip about them and are a complete waste of
time
compared to reading a book or having a real conversation. This essay,
therefore
, believes that smart phones are
dangerous
and
teenagers
should
be discouraged
from using them.
In conclusion
, although mobiles
allow
parents
to
keep
tabs on
teenagers
, this does not overcome the fact that teens are wasting too
many
hours looking at a display when they should be living their life.