Negative Effects Of Cell Phones And Technology On The Young Age

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.

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.

Parents should not allow their children to have cell phones until they turn 17, because it negatively affects their social, psychological development and their safety. “Teens spend nearly more than one-third of their days using media such as online video or music, nearly nine hours on average”(Google). That's one third of their day ruined, which they could have been outside doing something or hanging out with friends.“Technology and screen time had rewired their brains. It appears that increased screen time neglects the circuits in the brain that control more traditional methods for learning”(Amy Williams). Every day, 11 teenagers die because they were texting while driving. (Kiernan Hopkins)

Technology has revolutionized a lot about the way society functions. From jobs to entertainment, many aspects of life are not the same today as they were in the past. Whether this is for better or for worse is a controversial and complex discussion. The increased comfort and productivity brought by the rise in technology are also accompanied by some devastating impacts on how people live their lives. The negative effects of this wave of technology are reflected most dramatically on the younger generations. In recent times, there has been an observable increase in anorexia and bulimia among the youth. The upsurge of these conditions can be attributed to the way these generations interact with technology. More specifically, television can be recognized as a major contributor to eating disorders in teenagers and young adults. After identifying who is being affected by television use, what content they are being exposed to and how often, it is important to seek an immediate strategy to ameliorate this growing problem.

In this day of age it is common place to hear of children as young as 6 having cell phones. But what if that were to be changed, what if a minimum age requirement was to be placed on the use of cell phones. There are age requirement placed on many things already such as being able to sit in the front seat of the car, smoking, and drinking. These age requirement are placed on these because of safety reason and because people under the age many not be mature enough to handle them. With all of these kids texting inappropriate materials, bullying each other through text and not yet fully developing proper communication skills couldn’t we argue that it 's not safe and that these kids are perhaps not yet mature enough to contain that much responsibility to use this technology properly and safety in their hands to small for their phone.

It’s taking over our lives. It can be done almost anywhere, using cellular phones. Cellular devices are now a necessity in today’s lifestyle for most teenagers and adults. People depend on cellular devices to accomplish tasks related to their personal and professional lives. They are used for sending text messages at an instantaneous pace to companions and colleagues. Wherever you go, it is likely that you will find people around you who are occupied with their cellphones. The development of cellular phones has certainly transformed socializing in a massive proportion. In order to get their points across even faster, many people use abbreviations instead of words. With such a large scale usage, some people believe using these text abbreviations are hindering the writing abilities of high school students causing them to use slang instead of using proper words and sentence structure, however, others argue that it is helping the adolescents to develop their own voice and own sense of language. Although some people argue that texting is just another way that English is evolving, texting and cyber slang has a significant negative effect on student writing. The recent social vernacular is swiftly slipping the into high school classrooms and written assignments.

Everywhere we look today we see someone using some kind of technology, cell phones especially. Cell phones nowadays are a must for everyone. People are either texting, calling, emailing, or checking some sort of social media website. It is hard to go anywhere nowadays and not see people on their phones. What would people today do without their phones? They would end up falling apart and feeling lost. Cellphones in general are just a distraction and lead to people relying on them too much instead of having a face to face conversation which is bad because relying to much on your phone for talking affects your ability to talk to someone face to face. In this paper I am going to state why cell phone use is not just hurting people’s ability to speak to one another In a face to face contact, but how it is affecting people’s lives because they are so distracted by the enjoyment technology gives them that they do not think of the educational befits behind it.

Smartphones can be extremely useful tools but can they be overused? Smartphones do help with many things like easy connections with distant relatives, using maps for car rides, sending a quick text to a parent, and so much more. Using the phone more than it should be used can be a problem. Smartphones are dangerous for teens because it can be harmful to their health and be the cause of cyber-bullying.

Cell Phones continue to evolve in today’s world connecting humans and enabling them to access a sea of endless opportunities. With over 95% of Americans owning smartphones (“Mobile” Pew Research Center), children in possession of one are bound to bring them into schools. However, the power of cell phones has a negative effect on children in school. This topic is important because many children currently own a phone which causes many negative effects to progression and purity in academics. Cell phones in schools enable students to easily cheat, become susceptible to cyberbullying, and cause major distractions.

When you walk into a nice restaurant and see a young couple on a date and the young lady is constantly focused on her cell phone instead of her date, it starts to make you wonder what the world is coming to. In today’s society so many people walk around looking down at their cell phones not watching where they are walking. Very seldom do people ever talk to others without getting their cell phones out. Cell phones have become such a major distractions and have overall become a burden to people and the relationships everyone has with each other. Cell phones can also have a negative effect on people’s health, not only physically but mentally.

In recent years, cell phones and their usage have been becoming more and more widespread. When they were first invented, they were the size of bricks with number pads with laughable portability. Within 20 years, this changed completely. What is known in 2017 as cell phones is night and day to what they were then. The idea of touch screens and that basically everyone would have them in their pocket was an alien concept. This change is in part due to their usefulness and practicality. They are very versatile, especially since they have evolved from simple rotary telephones into small, pocket-sized computers. The beauty of them are in this versatility, which is one of the main reasons for its explosion. Anyone can use them, from children looking for quick entertainment to teenagers looking to communicate with their friends, and even to businessmen wishing to conduct a meeting on the go. All of these factors contributed in the near exponential growth in the popularity of cell phones. Though, this growth does not come without controversy. A growing number of people believe that cell phones and their usage are linked to many health problems in people. The possible health concerns existed since cell phones began to become household objects, though the severity at which people believe they effect people varies. Many people believe that these devices potentially raise one’s

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.

In recent years, children have been increasingly given cell phones as a replacement for toys. Statistics show, “43 percent of children under 12 years old with access to a tablet at home use it to watch movies and television shows” (Kids Wireless Use Facts 2017). This statistic is consequently caused by parents frequently purchasing these devices for their children because technology has been growing as a huge part of people’s daily lives. What parents may not realize is what damaging content may appear on the advertisements and shows they watch on their mobile devices. The “APA and its Taskforce on Advertising and children” are trying to enforce the monitoring of children watching advertisements that could be toxic to their minds” (Dittman 2004). One doctor of the task force adds that “child-directed ads for healthy foods can lose their effectiveness when children view ads for snack foods in the same sitting.” (Dittmann 2004) APA psychologists also want to help the parents and their children get better strategies for children to view commercials since advertisements are an immense part of society. If parents are made aware of the negative effects technology has on children, then they will limit their screen time, have them participate in another creative activity, or become role models and not be constantly on their phones so that their children will not be at risk to obesity, cognitive malfunctions, and violence.

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.

The huge impact of technology is seen most in this era that we live in. A form of technology that has influenced every gesture, words, and action is the mobile phone. The 21st century is the era of cellphones, with this form of technology communication with friends and families has never been easier with the addition of social media, but for every advantage there is always a disadvantage. Among those disadvantages of mobile phones are stress, anxiety, and motor accidents.