In today’s world, smartphones have taken over. Smartphones are a part of everyone’s life and are used every single day. They help us and can do almost anything for us. But these phones are as harmful as helpful. These devices are harming the lives of our teenagers, causing physical pain and mental issues. Texting and social media has become a huge trend and is hitting hard to our young generation and it's become an addiction. Phones today have become almost like a necessity and people cannot live without them.
Texting causes many distractions to everyday life. Teens are distracted during driving, in the classroom or even at the family dinner table. There are many accidents that occur from texting. In the United States, texting while driving is a dangerous trend and there's about “1,600,000 accidents per year...330,000 injuries per year” (Texting and Driving Statistics) People will do anything to stay connected with their phones and they risk their life doing so, putting their life and others’ lives in danger. Texting is causing teens to blindly drive …show more content…
Phones don't only affect our teens physically and mentally, they affect anyone who uses social media, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. But teens are most affected because this is the time period where they might miss out on things, like friends and family or miss an important lesson in the classroom. The phones take a part of our lives, or can even take your life by being distracted while driving, that we can't get back. So it's best to choose the time you spend on your phone wisely, because you only get one life and you should live it up, not live on social media, and you most definitely do not want to cut your life short all because of a ding you heard from a text
Texting causes many distractions to everyday life. Teens are distracted during driving, in the classroom or even at the family dinner table. There are many accidents that occur from texting. In the United States, texting while driving is a dangerous trend and there's about “1,600,000 accidents per year...330,000 injuries per year” (Texting and Driving Statistics) People will do anything to stay connected with their phones and they risk their life doing so, putting their life and others’ lives in danger. Texting is causing teens to blindly drive …show more content…
Phones don't only affect our teens physically and mentally, they affect anyone who uses social media, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. But teens are most affected because this is the time period where they might miss out on things, like friends and family or miss an important lesson in the classroom. The phones take a part of our lives, or can even take your life by being distracted while driving, that we can't get back. So it's best to choose the time you spend on your phone wisely, because you only get one life and you should live it up, not live on social media, and you most definitely do not want to cut your life short all because of a ding you heard from a text