Cell Phones Addictive Distraction

“Technology should improve your life...not become your life”is a quote from Billy Cox that talks about how technology is being used too much.An app is being developed to help people control their time on social media.This app would be a good tool for people who want to reduce their time on their devices.Some reasons why this is helpful is many people become addicted to technology,some people neglect their families and friends when they’re on their phones,and people can miss out on life if they are trying to record it.

“The arrival of the smartphone has radically changed every aspect of teenagers’ lives, from the nature of their social interactions to their mental health” (Twenge). In her article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?”, Jean Twenge discusses how the new generation of teenagers is becoming highly dependent on their smartphones. Twenge calls this new generation born between the late 1990s and early teens “iGen” after a recent survey found that the majority of teenagers owned an iPhone. She argues that with every new generation, new habits form, both good and bad. The technological developments that have occurred throughout the last ten years, Twenge argues, is not a bad thing; it is how the “iGen” teenagers are becoming reliant on their phones and use them to avoid social interactions. According to her article, teenagers choose to stay home alone in their rooms and talk to their friends virtually on social media versus actually leaving the house and doing something face-to-face with their friends. Twenge argues that if teenagers decide to leave the house, phones still have a strong presence, often not leaving the hands of its owner for longer than a couple minutes with social media like Snapchat and Instagram tagging along. Twenge worries that the strong dependency on smartphones and increasing rates of obsession with social media are a couple of the largest contributors to the rise of depression and suicide among the teenagers of “iGen”.

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.

Driving with a cell phone is a terrible idea! When someone drives with a cell phone it can cause them to get distracted. When they drive with it there reaction time becomes a lot slower than normal. Without cell phones there are still many other things to distract so why have another distraction? In other words driving with a cellphone in hand is not the best thing to be doing.

As the mesmerizing world of mobile phones and social media begins to grow, adolescents have become increasingly dependent

Cell phones can be a very imperative device for an adolescent, especially in this new generation we live in today. Children now have

In today’s world, cellphones are everywhere and people are always on them; no situation is important enough for teens to get off their phones and connect with the world around them. When millennials get

But, these sites, apps, phone calls, and texts, are sending teenagers into deep holes of social awkwardness. A website regarding the safety of the internet, iKeepSafe, stated that, “...kids ages 8 to 18 spending on average 44.5 hours per week in front of screens...” (iKeepSafe). The average teenager is said to spend more time in front of a screen than adults do at their job! Many students have become so addicted and obsessed with texting and other social media sites, that they are putting it between them and education. A website, named National Public Radio, gives important data about school wide technology, along with many other modern issues, it revealed that, “At schools where cell phones are forbidden, 58 percent of students with mobile phones say they 've sent a text message during class” (National Public Radio). Teenagers are so absorbed in the world on their phone that they feel it is necessary to text during class. While being so engrossed in their phones, teenagers don’t bother to see the world passing around them, and this is causing them to become trapped in their own social awkwardness.

During the most developed period of time, many adolescents in countries like America, UK, China, and Japan receive their first advanced phones in their early teens. Modern cell phones are used in many additional services other than basic phone calls such as texting, gaming, internet access, MP3 players, camera, and etc. By using cell phones, teenagers are more easily to access in complicated society online. Without fully awareness on the major issues associated with cellular phones, teenagers and children aren’t ready to handle different cell phones’ issues by themselves. The excessive use of cellphones has negatively effects on adolescents regarding physical and psychological health, academic courses, and the society; therefore, parents and schools should supervise and limit teenagers' cell phones uses.

Have you ever buried your face in your smartphone for hours? Have you missed out on events or told your friends you couldn’t hang out because you just wanted to stay at home and watch Netflix or play video games? If so, you probably have, or have previously had, an addiction to technology. The first Apple iPhone was only released ten years ago, and it is becoming a bigger issue for this generation’s teenagers. Teenagers are abusing modern technology it’s affecting them and others negatively because it encourages irritability and depression, discourages face-to-face interaction, and puts teenager’s privacy and safety at risk.

Mobile devices have been strictly affecting teens in a negative way. Numerous teens struggle academically because of their cell phones usage. When young adults are constantly on their cellular devices, they will begin to experience negative effects of social media and other websites they use as a distraction. Most teens don’t know the consequences that they can get into if they don’t know how to use the internet right. As a result, they start to have poor habits, having to check their social media even when it’s unnecessary. “Smartphones present a huge distraction in classrooms, where teachers are forced to compete for students’ attention” (Katz). Not just in classroom, but also getting into trouble for using the wrong websites and getting in contact with strangers. All of these issues are happening because the use of mobile devices.

Streaming and surfing the web are both big parts of a teen’s life. Teens spend much of their day surfing the web mostly on Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, etc. or doing something he/she should not be doing. The reason teens use cell phones

The widespread use of smartphones has seriously affected the behavior and mental health of teenagers. The smart phone fundamentally changes the daily life of teenagers, from social interaction to mental health. Adolescent depression and suicide rates increased significantly. This deterioration is largely related to the use of mobile phones.

Teenagers in 2017 were born into the information age and know nothing else, but the internet, social media and cell phones. This age group is accustomed to the digital world and having a cell phone is not only second nature, but a necessity. The question is often raised if smartphones and equipment like it are beneficial or harmful to our youth. Generation Z have become accustomed to interacting and communicating in a world that is “connected” at all times (Turner 104). These teenagers are uniquely diverse, demonstrate a high level of proficiency, and a comfort with technology like no other generation. For these teenagers having a mobile device is just commonplace. These tools can have a negative influence on teenagers if left to navigate unsupervised. If teenagers have effective parental involvement and are taught applicable guidance from educators, smartphones can be extremely beneficial to advance teens’ development, their educational future and their social activity.

Harris writes about how could we be so connected yet feel so alone to others? Today, most americans live miles away from relatives therefore; their only set of communication with them is through cell phones. There is no physical interaction. A study by Pew Research Center states “The Project first began surveying teenagers about their mobile phones in its 2004 Teens and Parents project when a survey showed that 45% of teens had a cell phone. Since that time, mobile phone use has climbed steadily among teens ages 12 to 17 – to 63% in fall of 2006 and then to 71% in early 2008.” Teenagers now are more connected now than ever. They are constantly texting, calling friends, when the cell phone should solely be used for safety purposes at that age rather than a social aspect. Overall cell phones should be limited to certain ages rather than given to young teens for a social aspect.