Review on: Effect of Smartphone on Teenagers & Children
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.
Keywords: Wireless devices; Smartphone; Diseases.
Introduction
These days, there are several types of wireless devices are used for communication purpose. Smart phone and Networks are the part of our every day life.
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There are different wireless devices which are hand free, wireless router, tablet pc, Cell phone tower, Mobile phone, Bluetooth device, laptop connected with the wireless router and audio player. These wireless devices emit the harmful radiations, which cause of many diseases i.e., Male Infertility, miscarriage risk, Brain Tumor, Ear Hearing Impairment, effect on fetus, increasing risk of cancer, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease , Heart disease, asthma, insomnia, leukemia, high blood pressure, birth defects, rheumatoid arthritis, Immune system. Radiations are also cause of some symptoms which are fatigue, sleep disturbance, headache etc..
A Effects Of Mobile Phones On Teenagers:
Mobile phone is a helpful device and mobile phones are a part of civilization. With the help of mobile we do communication with age group friends and relatives. It is requires attention, when you are giving Smartphone to teenagers. How the excess use of smart phones affect teenagers?
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JIMMY!! Put your phone down and get to work!! STOP watching youtube!!! Kids are so addicted to their phones. They don't even know they wake up looking like zombies and they don't even care. Should kids be allowed to use their phones too much. Because some kids use them too much, even all night.
Technology has various of changes in this world where the author Jean M. Twenge talks on the short essay called “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” use of technology has caused a blind effect on teens. Many teens now are dependent on texting then having a group conversation as compared to generations we can see the differences. The generation after 2012 are more relying on smartphones than early ones. Using of social media like Instagram, snapchat and Facebook began before they even start going to school. This kind of uses has been seen in health issues. Now teens are going out less to parks and using less outside resources. Which may be safer that kids stay inside, but they are more likely to go into depression. The smart phones have made teens to have less communication, a higher risk in health and rely on phones as part of their life. The essay “have smart phones destroyed a generation” talks on causes of technology. where we can discuss the effect, it has and people who more involved.
Today Teenagers of the world have a new addiction. This new addiction is known as smartphones. Teenagers between 15&17 nowadays are using smartphones without limits. Everywhere you turn you see teens bending down or swiping or clicking their phones screen or sleeping with their smartphones under the pillow. Day after day smartphones are becoming more central to teenagers lives. A smartphone could be well-defines as a portable phone that has additional functions parallel to personal digital assistance devices. Smartphones simplify communication and offer fast and easy access to almost every single information needed in teens everyday life. But the fact the smartphones took place over other devices such as cameras, clocks, library books, and computer games make them more and more important, which also makes teens dependent to them. The benefits could be severely undermined if mishandling and over use are not kept in check and under controlled. Although older teenagers would disagree their use of smartphone should be monitored by parents, because smartphone are distracting teenagers, causing them health problems, in addition to encouraging them sexually.
In the article “Have Smart Phones Destroyed a Generation?” Jean M. Twenge discusses that smartphones are highly affecting iGen — the name Twenge call the generation after millennials, highly than the past generations. Smartphone has the tendency of impacting teens lives in this world and in their daily life. Jean M. Twenge explains that the invention of smartphones has radically changed every characteristic of teens lives. Spending more time on screen dramatically impacts or change the behavior of teens in which it significantly affects their health.
People have cell phones everywhere, especially teenagers. Teenagers are glued to their cell phones; they need cell phones almost everywhere they go. Today teens are depending on their phones for everything. The number of cell phones users has increased and as of 2010, there were more than 303 million subscribers in the U.S., according to the cellular companies (Hanna). As a result of teenagers over using cell phones, teens are being impacted emotionally, socially, and physically.
Technological advances have increased dramatically in the past 40 years. Martin Cooper invented the first cellular phone in 1973, which was called the Dyna Tec, while working for the famous company Motorola. The first cellular phone did not sell well because it was as large as a brick. So now knowing how technology has advanced, it is obvious to see why it is advancing. Although technological advances have affected both the generalized public and society’s teenagers, it seems to have had a larger effect on society’s teenagers, specifically the advances in cellular phones. Not only does cellular phone usage affect a teenager’s social life and literacy, but it also affects their health. Cellular phones have a great impact on a teenager’s social life. The following solution would also be in their best interest without them even realizing it. The over use of cell phones by teenagers will have a negative effect on their academic, social, and mental development.
Throughout the past century, technology has rapidly evolved and spread to individuals around the world. Electronic devices such as computers, televisions, cell phones, and video games have been incorporated into the everyday lives of human beings. One of the most common electronic device circulating our world are smart phones, which have become customary in today’s society. While smart phones bring us many benefits such as communication, web access, and personal entertainment, their operators do not realize that prolonged use may have several dangerous effects on their health, social behavior, and mental development.
The controversy over the usage of a cell phone is frequently conversed. Every person has a different view on whether they are good for learning, or they hurt students interaction between each other. These mobile phones provide millions of resources, protection and in fact, increased communication. They are a wonderful benefit to high schoolers, opening a link between the students and more. Therefore, cell phones open up a world of opportunities to their teenage users.
Smartphones raise a serious concern, especially among parents. This is due to both the psychological damage and danger that smartphones place on their children whose brains are not yet fully developed. According to a study conducted on 404 undergraduate students, three-fourths felt that they are dependent on their phones.() The increasing use and popularity of smartphones are an issue that can cause relationship issues, safety concerns, and distractions all which can be detrimental to society.
Teens have many different uses for phones. In the article "Teenagers and New Technology " it says that cell phones offer teenagers "new worlds of opportunity." The article also says that new technology are essential to success in Today's world. It says that tools like texting and social media can help needs to all teenagers like defining personal identity and establishing independence. Cell phones are new and exciting avenues for teens to do what they want to do, for example flirt, boast, gossip, get news, complain, and tease. As well, cell phones today can take and share pictures, play games, listen to music, swap videos, and access the Internet
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.
In today's society there have been numerous advancements to help us in our everyday lives. One of this advancement is cell-phones, which is one of the greatest development in technology. We have become dependent on mobiles phones and it seem like a high percentage of the population including elderly people, young adult and even kids under 18 have one of this devices. There are numerous advantages and disadvantages related to cell phones. In one hand there is the importance of being communicated for emergencies, business, social and personal purposes. On the other hand, the usage of cell phone had become addictive to people of all around the world and the abuse of prolongated hours on the cell phones can cause health hazard. Cell phones
The effect of technology on health is widespread. Some technologies result in mild health effects after a short time, and continuous exposure may lead to more detrimental health effects. Exposure to some technology may also have a negative health effect after a short time depending on the intensity of exposure. Radio frequencies could be found in different technologies that are harmful to human’s health at certain points. Electric power lines are common in most places, and wireless devices also increase the availability of radiofrequency (American Academy of Environmental Medicine, 2008). Non-ionizing radiation from cell phones, Wi-Fi, and radiofrequency result in adverse health effects such as neurological degeneration, reproductive defects, nervous system dysfunction, peptide and protein damage, and kidney damage (American Academy of Environmental Medicine, 2008).
Technology has been playing important roles in different areas such as industrial use, engineering purposes, and especially personal use nowadays. Its development has assisted to produce such convenient items in human society. Mobile phone is one of the greatest inventions of the advancement. In modern society, cell phones are held at least one per capita all over the world. There is a research date showing that 1,040.41 cell phones are used per 1,000 people in Australia in 2007. (Nation Master, 2017) This information proved that some individuals had more than one mobile phones in that year, moreover, the number of the cell phone usage positively have been increased by these days. It is obvious that the use of mobile phone is preferable and has variety of positive aspects because of these date from Nation Master. However, there are several potential risks related to the deep connection between the electronic device and human being in daily life.
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