Children Spending Hours Daily on Smartphones

Mobile phones have become widely used in recent years. However, these days scientists want to know the reasons for the alarming trend of Suggested change: increased smartphone useincreased smartphone use1increased consumption of smartphones by many Suggested change: childrenchildren2youngsters, and explore its ramifications on youths experiencing this. I believe that using mobile phones at a very young age could have detrimental effects on family relationships and children’s mental health as well.

Suggested change: To begin with,To begin with,3To embark on, one of the main reasons why Suggested change: young childrenyoung children4young generations use smartphones Suggested change: on a wide scaleon a wide scale5on a wide range is because of parents’ preoccupation. In other words, when fathers and mothers Suggested change: are overwhelmed with workare overwhelmed with work6are crowded with hectic work, they do not have enough time to communicate with their offspring. This can be witnessed in Egypt where many single mothers Suggested change: work more than one jobwork more than one job7work at more than one job in order to secure Suggested change: a better standard of livinga better standard of living8a better life standard for their children. Thus it is recommended that guardians should dedicate more time to their offspring to avoid family relationship gaps.

Suggested change: Furthermore,Furthermore,11Nevertheless, mobiles could have deleterious effects on Suggested change: children'schildren's12juveniles’ cognitive skills. To illustrate, if young children use smartphones for a long time, they might develop mental problems. For example, research conducted by some psychologists at Cairo University, in Egypt, stated that 30 per cent of children who Suggested change: used mobile phonesused mobile phones13consumed mobile phones at a young age suffered from Suggested change: autism spectrum disorderautism spectrum disorder14Autistic Spectrum. Hence, it can be said that phones could be of a damaging impact on youths’ mentality.

In conclusion, after this essay has manifested the points above, it can be reiterated that busy caretakers might lead to the Suggested change: excessive smartphone useexcessive smartphone use16over-consumption of mobiles by their children, and this could have a negative effect on their Suggested change: mental healthmental health17mental status as well as the family relationship.