Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Asia's smartphone
addiction
How old is too young and
how long is too long? Speaking of the smartphone, Asia is the place not only to
produce most of the phones sold in the world but also to innovate how to use
them. As parents who are already or nearly addicted to smartphones, there is no
wonder why their children are even more attached to the personal device since
they are just toddlers. Books and TVs already seem to have become the culture
in the past, maybe only enjoyed by their grandparents. Kids in the neighborhood
are no longer their close friends. Instead, they spend most of their time with
their avatars, animation characters or human friends they rarely meet or never
met.
Is this kind of behavior
addiction, obsession or mental disorientation?
Be reminded before
blaming them. Children can’t get their smartphones themselves. They are given and
the subscription fee is paid by their parents, just like books or toys. So who
should be responsible for this?
Enjoy reading and
imagining how those smartphone-addicted children will be like when they become
adult and do to their children.
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