Are Phones Affecting Kids And Teens

In everyday life, people communicate through text messaging. Text messaging has become wildly popular since phone companies started advertising that messages could be sent over a network and whoever it was being sent to would receive it instantly. In an article about the amount of text messages Canadians sent in 2013 it states “…with 24 billion person-to-person texts occurring in Q1 2013, an average of 270 million per day” (6.para.1). The main question is, how many text messages do teenagers send per day during school hours? It will become apparent that texting during school hours affects the performance that teenagers put forward with their school work and homework. By looking at the issues of texting during school and at home, this topic will be related with teaching and peer tutoring.

Teens are always on their phones. Whether it’s at the store, school, or even driving. Teenagers are losing communication skills, getting into fights more, and getting distracted in school. These are the effects of teens getting on their phone way too much.

Cell phones, also referred to as mobile phones are a certain type of wireless handheld devices that users use for various communication activities such as calling, messaging and also browsing. Cell phones are usually easily portable as they are wireless and possess inbuilt antennas (Ravichandran). The earliest commerce generations of cell phones can be traced back in 1973 and were capable of communicating using radio frequency. However, over the decades, the cell phones have undergone several changes in both the technology and shape. Today, cell phones have become an integral part of our society. With the technological advancements, the modern cell phones do have several features which are captivating to teens. For instance, besides calls and texting, they do have good quality cameras, game applications as well as internet connections among other features. Therefore, this paper discusses both the positive and negative effects of cell phones to teens.

Another problem that comes from teens being on their phones for too long is that it can result in health problems. Many teens like to stay up too late. One of the reasons is because of their phone. Studies show that more texts are sent during the night then the day. Cell phone use in total darkness is not good for your brain. The brain is in its sensitive period when going to bed, this can affect teens’ sleep cycle. Teens need more sleep than adults do because they're going through hormones and sleep is the thing they need the most and food.

Many teens lose sleep due to texting and phone time. According to the article Two days with no phone,teens losing sleep may lead to trouble in school. Teens spending too much time on their phones is even linked to obesity. Teens on their phones are not teens exercising and getting fit. As stated by the article, by spending too much time on their phones, and not enough time doing things they like, teens may become overweight

To start with, many kids feel not loved when their parents go on their phone. I believe that on a larger scale parents use their phone more than they should. To support this on the article Kids Feel Unimportant to Cell Phone-Addicted Parents, over than 6,000 kids were surveyed ages 8-16. The children were from Brazil,Australia,Canada,France,The United Kingdom,Germany, The Czech Republic and United States. The surveyed found that 32 percent of kids felt unimportant when their parents were

Abstract— A Smartphone is a very important in our life. It is use for many reasons such as for Internet and communication. According to a survey 80% teens aged between 12 and 18 have mobile phones & wireless devices and they are not just using cell phones to call their parents. They are using to access the internet & games more than adults. Excess use of smart phones are causes many diseases like cancer, Male infertility, ear impairment, headache, migraine, depression etc.

Did you know that a large percent of kids have their first smartphone in elementary school? Many underage elementary schoolers are owning smartphones. The number of elementary school students owning a smartphone has increased a lot since 2012. When kids don’t have phones they can do much more than sitting, playing games, and searching the internet. Instead, they can play outside with their friends like normal elementary students. Overall, elementary schoolers shouldn’t have smartphones.

Practically everyone owns a cell phone. Cell phones can be valuable tools. They’re helpful if you’d like to call someone or want to research something up on the web. All though they have their practical uses they can also be used to just waste time and distract you from things you should be doing. High Schools are having a huge problem with this. With everything available to them on their phones many students are becoming obsessed with them. Instead of doing their work in class they are on their phones. Different high schools are handling

Teenagers who use their cellphones very often will have their academic progress negatively affected due to being distracted. It is not a rare occurrence for teenagers to have their phones with them while they are in class, but that is mainly because many of them do not realize the impact it is having on their grades. Researchers, Christian M. End, Shaye Worthman, Mary Bridget Matthews, and Katharina Wetterau at Xavier University did a study about the impact of

Nowadays, Technology is playing a very important role in people’s life. It keeps on developing everyday to make the life of each person easier. One of technology are very popular is Smartphones. At present, Smartphones are in the hands of almost every teenager. It has become so common that young children are starting to ask their parent for one. For this reason, it cause of problem in today’s society,now generation are known as the “texting generation “It true that smartphones have many advantage but if teenager use smart phones too much it affect the negative effect with them on their relationship, education and health in the same time.

“Concerns about cell phones in the classrooms are also grounded in what we know about teenage brains, including the inability to concentrate while multi tasking and possibly long term effects on overall health” (12)

“Concerns about cell phones in the classrooms are also grounded in what we know about teenage brains, including the inability to concentrate while multi tasking and possibly long term effects on overall health” (12)

Smartphones have taken over the teenage life style, most teens all they can think about is their phone. From the moment they wake up to when they fall asleep they are constantly on their phones. A study, at the London Schools of Economics, have shown that teenagers being phone free at school do better on tests and exams. When students have their full attention on one subject without being distracted with something, like a phone, it helps them learn more efficiently. Ian Williamson believes that parents should be more strict about how much a teenager is on their phone. When parents have a strict phone usage with their kids it can help them to be more focused on school and more proactive. Another upside to being more strict with teens phone usage is that it can help teens connect with their family more (Williamson). Not only can smartphones hurt teens grades and family connections it can also be harmful to their health.

With all the advancements in technology taking place there has been a lot of good that has come with it. Modern medicine, automobiles, and the cell phone which allows people to connect instantly. However with all the good things that have come with technology, there have also been bad things as well. One such thing would be cyberbullying and the addiction of smartphones. Smartphones have affected adolescents in ways previously not thought possible, such as causing poor social skills, addiction, and being used to cyberbully. Adolescents must be educated about the responsibility that comes with owning a smartphone. Smartphones should not be given to kids until they reach high school, because