Harmful Effects Of Cell Phones On Children

Do you ever stop and wonder how dangerous non-lethal objects can be? If not, then you might want to look around. What do you see? A bed, a chair, a computer, a television, four walls? Now how many dangerous objects do you perceive? Probably none. This is how I came across an ever-growing problem that I see today. When I look around, I see items like a bed and a chair and technology everywhere. More specifically, phones, and not just your typical call/text phone, no, I see these innovative mini supercomputers we call smartphones in my friend’s hand and on my lap. This is observable in a single room, but go out into a store and you will find that we spend most of our time looking at our phones rather than at the merchandise we drove to see. This …show more content…
Now, I do not know about everyone else but I do not think that just because it is not pointy and heavy we should regard it as safe. That is the biggest problem with smartphones. We are giving our children potential weapons against themselves. This is because smartphones and regular cell phones have shown un-warned detrimental effects in various studies of non-matured children’s brains. The effects of mobile phones on children come in different forms. The first being the actions of the child and the second shows itself neurologically. Being a citizen of McAllen, Texas has made me more apprehensive about this topic, it started with the issuing of the iPads and iPods to the students in the city. When this was first announced my excitement was very prevalent. I was finally going to have something more than just a texting phone. But, as time passed, I began to see how little they were being used to actually enhance our brains as opposed to the distraction they had become. This is when I began to think about the consequences these devices might have on impressionable young minds like my own. As the smartphone count grew, more and more of the un-warned actions began to show. Kids at my school often reacted with