New technologies have shifted the way children spend their leisure time, offering both advantages and disadvantages. On the positive side, children can learn foreign languages through phone or PC games during team-playing with foreigners. Moreover, they become masters at using technologies, which can impact their future employment prospects. On the negative side, while playing games, the screen time also increases, which can cause serious health issues.
Firstly, nowadays, the majority of games are related to the internet and provide chances to play with foreigners. This means that while playing games, children try to communicate with strangers in nonnative languages, and in this scenario, children also boost their linguistic abilities during their games. In addition, children proficient in technologies may access better job opportunities in areas like programming as well as data analysis, helping them when it comes to job seeking.
However, a rising amount of screen time may also cause health problems. Mainly, many children today have problems with their eyesight due to spending considerable amounts of time looking at screens. This can cause long-term issues, including headaches and reduced productivity, because the light from screens negatively affects the brain and reduces its pace.
Additionally, apart from eyesight issues, some extra problems arise, for instance, a sedentary lifestyle. Children engage in little to no physical activity and become less active. This can lead to obesity due to a lack of movement.
In general, while technologies might positively impact children in some cases, such as fostering their language skills and job prospects, they cannot outweigh the disadvantages associated with their usage, because nothing is as priceless as human health.