Speech On Smartphones For Kids

In Susan Campbelle article, she tells her audience that today children who have access to cellphones are using it for inappropriate use. She argues that children believes that “Cellphones are the most important thing in the world” (1) She then tells us a story of a ten year old boy and how his parents deal with his addiction of cellphones usage. The article works primarily around the kids and parents that the author interviews and quotes that, “Children are using their cellphones inappropriate nowadays. I will use this essay in order to contextualize my argument about why cellphones

Finally, Street-Porter has ended her article stating that “smartphones are spawning dumb children.” I do agree that children may spend too much time on their smartphones, however, their parents have a right to control what their children do and how much time they spend doing it — there is no need to talk about something as extreme as banning something that isn’t a big threat. As said, there are much more efficient ways of solving this problem.

It has became very common for kids to have phones. There are young kids that rely on having a phone around to have fun. Teenagers never put their phones down. Students should not be allowed to have phones in elementary and high school.

Remember when flip phones were the thing? Not anymore since phones had upgraded. That’s a big problem! It’s okay because most of the kids in the world, like ourselves, know how to use the newest iPhones and Androids. They will learn how to download music, call their friends, download apps, and know how to use the GPS! Learning all of these things is useful for them because if they’re ever in trouble, they can call their friends, downloading apps help them because

How can a ten year old child be mature enough to own a cell phone then? Children will not know much at all about using a cell phone. First, With constant conversations discussing Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, etc. it could lead to abusing the phone. Once they realize the freedom they have with phone, they will go crazy. Anything they have ever wanted to see is right at their fingertips. “Search” is the only thing away from them seeing whatever they want to. Next, children could talk to people they are not supposed to. Some child could end up receiving phone numbers from people they have never heard of before, but they do not care. Little does the mother know that child’s new best friend is a forty year old man. With little knowledge and lack of maturity, cell phones could lead to kidnapping and possibly

In Jean Twenge’s 2017 article “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? ,” she suggests that the presence of smartphones is having negative and lasting effects on adolescents. She claims that smartphones have caused a major increase in adolescent depression and suicide rates. However, her hasty connections between cellphone use and teenage depression, sleep deprivation, and suicide simplify a multi-faceted problem and give it a simple, easy cause.

The opposition claims that teens under the age of 18 need a smartphone so that they can communicate with their parents about various things(Crowe). However, before smartphones were ever made, people used flip phones to communicate with each other on the go, and they are still available today. Flip phones have limited apps and some can access the web, but with such a small screen who would want to? Also, unless they are out stranded in the middle of nowhere, there is a good chance that there is some sort of phone they can use somewhere near by. The opposition also claims that that teens need smartphones so that they can do their homework anywhere(Crowe). However, most of the tools that a smartphone possesses are available as individual things, such as a calculator, paper, or book. While these items may be harder to carry with you, they only have one purpose and cannot distract a teen for as long as a smartphone would. Teens can clearly go through day to day activities without their

What with social media being the number one way kids communicate, kids now a days face things like cyberbullying, which is a form of bullying that usually consists of someone posting or texting an embarrassing picture or sending a personal or false text to everyone in their social circle, about someone else. Kids also face many dangerous, misleading, and inappropriate sights that can scar them, as well as infect their laptop or cell phones with viruses. It’s no secret that owning a cell phone is a big responsibility, and these are big issues for a child to face, and be trusted

It is normal to go through the elementary school and see 4th and 5th graders have their cell phones out. This is definitely not normal for the older generation. The older generation grew up in a time where most didn’t even have microwaves or TVs. IF they did, it was a luxury and came out quite a few years after they were born. While this seemed like a good idea, some elders resent electronics and think they are the devil's way of capturing your soul. This is crazy to the new generation, but it is up to the youngsters to teach the elders that is is okay to have electronics and what a great resource it is to

Writer Jennifer Ludden confirms, “75 percent of teens between the ages of 12 and 17 now have cell phones.” What Ludden is trying to say is that back then many people did not had cell phones and now mostly everybody has one. Even early teens at 12 now have their own phone and they start over texting at that age. Phone companies want to show the people that having a phone could be a great experience by adding new features to it but it only makes teens obsessed with them more. As Ludden adds, “Many parents surveyed say they've taken away their child’s cell phones as punishment.” She is stating that the cell phones are so attached to teens now getting them taken away by parents is a form of punishment

There are many reasons why I feel the way I do. The first reason why I feel this way is because kids might not be mature enough or fully prepared for a phone yet. According to the article ParentFurther, studies show that sixty-one percent of parents say that all children should be at least between thirteen and eighteen before they get their first phone. Plus, the more your child texts on his or her phone, it takes more family time out of their schedule. Digital Media expert Patricia Greenfield explained that while she was interviewing with New York Times they said that if you hold off getting your kid a phone, you should maintain better communication with your child. Your kid might not be mature enough to realize how much technology can interfere with family relationships.

It seems like every kid today has a cell phone or IPod glued to their little hands, myself and my kids included. I honestly hate it. Everyone is always looking down to see what’s going on in a world that’s right in front of them. I have to set rules in my house to limit the amount of time my kids can be on them. They would rather spend hours on their devices, and ignore a beautiful day. Sometimes I have to force them to go outside and ride their bikes, or anything that does not have to do with a device that connects to the internet. I have even had to unplug our Wi-Fi to help with this issue. There’s more to life then cell phones and I pods. People, myself included, need to learn to put those objects down and enjoy the wonderful world around us. There is no App for how to live your life. We shouldn’t have to rely on an App to tell us which restaurant we should eat at, who we should be dating, or how to raise our kids. These are things we should know; and if we don’t, ask another human, not a machine. Life is about making your own choices and mistakes. Whether they are good or bad depends on you’re own judgement, not a phone that has enough technology to send a rocket into

The way we live has changed since the past couple of years when technology was only at the reach of adults, and those who are responsible. As we all see everyday, almost every child in a household has either an ipod, ipad, or even an iphone. Children now know more than we have ever known about technology when

Have you ever thought how many teenagers spend a large amount of time on their cellphones, laptops, and or tablets? Eliana Dockterman wrote an article called “The Digital Parent Trap” asking if teenagers spending too much time on their technology is good or bad

A second argument is that, do children those that are under age of 10 necessarily have to own a device? How is it even right for children to use electronics at their age? Whenever am outside and when I pass by kids using electronics, their little fingers tapping on that pricey miniature screen instead of holding the hands of their parents or whoever else is accompanying them. But now, many kids ignore us and focus on their electronics, and this is not fair. About an hour or two is fine for them. But what I had realize when am in parties is that their parents give their little kids electronics so the adults can have fun and drink. This is the argument that I trip about because you shouldn’t give a kid an electronic instead you should take your kids to the park or something, keep them distracted from an electronic that can ruin their vision. Another thing that I realize is that half of you parents don’t check what your kids are doing and watching. Well this phone issue basically goes for everyone. But since kids are vulnerable and easily influenced they