Children under the age of thirteen should not have their own smartphone. Many kids who receive smartphones get them at too early of an age. Children with these phones can face
Cyber-bullying, addiction, privacy issues and mental and physical problems. Some of the children who face these challenges are too young to know how to handle them properly. Once something is on the internet, it is there forever.
Fifty-three percent of children receive a smartphone at age six. Too many young kids are addicted to their phones. “ Withdrawal symptoms experienced by young people deprived of gadgets and technology is compared to those felt by drug addicts or smokers going cold turkey”(Hough). The overuse in phones can also cause a slip in grades, can hurt …show more content…
Fifty-nine percent of children get a social media account before or at the age of ten. A child of that age can post a picture that they think is funny, but later in that person’s life it can negatively affect them. Once something is on the internet it is there forever. Eight percent of people have been turned down for a job because of a social media post in their teens. The use of social media can cause people to lose the ability to read body language. Social media also makes kids forget what a good friend or coworker is. Many kids will not do their work because of their obsession with social media, which can lead to a loss of a job or a friend. Social media brings unnecessary drama into people’s lives. People might take a picture or a message the wrong way than it was meant to be. Along with the drama, teens can get very aggressive or angry at social media.
The overuse of phones has many mental and physical effects on the body. Some mental effects include: slower brain growth or development, can cause kids to detach away from their parents, insomnia, severe headache, and getting mad or angry very easily. Kids can detach from their parents because when they have their noses in their phones they are not listening or appreciating to what their parents have to
Cyber-bullying, addiction, privacy issues and mental and physical problems. Some of the children who face these challenges are too young to know how to handle them properly. Once something is on the internet, it is there forever.
Fifty-three percent of children receive a smartphone at age six. Too many young kids are addicted to their phones. “ Withdrawal symptoms experienced by young people deprived of gadgets and technology is compared to those felt by drug addicts or smokers going cold turkey”(Hough). The overuse in phones can also cause a slip in grades, can hurt …show more content…
Fifty-nine percent of children get a social media account before or at the age of ten. A child of that age can post a picture that they think is funny, but later in that person’s life it can negatively affect them. Once something is on the internet it is there forever. Eight percent of people have been turned down for a job because of a social media post in their teens. The use of social media can cause people to lose the ability to read body language. Social media also makes kids forget what a good friend or coworker is. Many kids will not do their work because of their obsession with social media, which can lead to a loss of a job or a friend. Social media brings unnecessary drama into people’s lives. People might take a picture or a message the wrong way than it was meant to be. Along with the drama, teens can get very aggressive or angry at social media.
The overuse of phones has many mental and physical effects on the body. Some mental effects include: slower brain growth or development, can cause kids to detach away from their parents, insomnia, severe headache, and getting mad or angry very easily. Kids can detach from their parents because when they have their noses in their phones they are not listening or appreciating to what their parents have to