Nowadays, young children use computers so frequently that some even use them more than 10 hours every day. Although some people believe that the phenomenon has no harmful effects on young children, I agree that the disadvantages of it outweigh the advantages.
To begin with, the benefits of using a computer are widely admitted. As high-tech tools, computers provide children with diversified methods to help them learn efficiently. Animated web pages and incentive applications are designed for teaching and inspiring them to access more information and that process expands their horizons as a result. Also, children are attracted easily by the interactions in educational computer programs, so that they absorb knowledge effectively in a lively atmosphere, and it proves to be welcomed by both parents and teachers.
On the other hand, negative impacts of using a computer every day need to be emphasised. Since young children have only acquired inadequate self-control, they are likely to be addicted to computers, video games in particular. Spending too much time on computer games, children will lose their interest in studying as well as communicating with their peers. Moreover, their values and perspectives of the real world might not be well developed once they fall in love with the virtual world, which will have a detrimental influence on their future. Again, using computers for long hours has both physical and psychological effects that would be even more devastating for young children.
In conclusion, though computers are helpful to youngsters’ study, the adverse effects they bring weigh more. It is acceptable that youngsters use computers two or three times a week, but parents still need to be aware of the unhealthy information on the internet and video games addiction of their offspring.
Nowadays,
young
children
use
computers
so
frequently
that
some
even
use
them more than 10 hours every day. Although
some
people
believe that the phenomenon has no harmful effects on
young
children
, I
agree
that the disadvantages of it outweigh the advantages.
To
begin
with, the benefits of using a computer are
widely
admitted. As high-tech tools, computers provide
children
with diversified methods to
help
them learn
efficiently
. Animated web pages and incentive applications
are designed
for teaching and inspiring them to access more information
and that process expands their horizons
as a result
.
Also
,
children
are attracted
easily
by the interactions in educational computer programs,
so
that they absorb knowledge
effectively
in a lively atmosphere, and it proves to
be welcomed
by both parents and teachers.
On the other hand
,
negative
impacts of using a computer every day need to be
emphasised
. Since
young
children
have
only
acquired inadequate self-control, they are likely to
be addicted
to computers, video games
in particular
. Spending too much time on computer games,
children
will lose their interest in studying
as well
as communicating with their peers.
Moreover
, their values and perspectives of the real world might not be
well developed
once they fall in
love
with the virtual world, which will have a detrimental influence on their future. Again, using computers for long hours has both physical and psychological effects that would be even more devastating for
young
children.
In conclusion
, though computers are helpful to youngsters’ study, the adverse effects they bring weigh more. It is acceptable that youngsters
use
computers two or three times a week,
but
parents
still
need to be aware of the unhealthy information on the internet and video games addiction of their offspring.