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Children With Parents Who Are Addicted To Their Cell Phones Affect Children's Development

(From the article)


What are your thoughts on this?

On average I clock 6 hours a day and I've picked up my phone 166 times over the last 2 days. Most of that time is spent listening to Spotify or watching YouTube. I tend to scroll when I get bored but a lot it feels like I'm falling into a routine.

My life revolves around the technology I own. I use my phone very often when I'm out in public and not spending time with friends, and sometimes I talk to this LGBT+ discord group I'm a part of. Throughout the day, this is just guessing, I scroll on my phone when I'm bored at least 3 hours worth of the day, on Discord for about 1-2 hours a day, and when I'm not on my phone I'll be on my computer or Xbox, at least 4 hours each. If I delete discord or burn my Xbox, I might start to have plenty of time for guitar....

Everyday is about 6-8 hours on my phone and between 60-200 pickups. Even though I do these things, distancing away from my device for at least 30 minutes to an hour is usually what I do. A phone is great for many things, but it shouldn't take away from getting a breath of fresh air.

I usually pick up my phone like every 15 or 20 minutes, so i pick up the phone between 50-300 times a day. I think it's too much. The times I don't use my phone, I usually be playing video games or doing homework. A phone is very useful but at the same time it's not, we can spend too many time on it and we won't do the things we have to do.

Technically this is correct but it doesn't mean we have to stay on our phones all the time

i use my phone about 6-7 hours a day

cool post

I actually don't spend too much time since it broke i play a ton of games but before prolly a lot of the day wasted on both though.

right there are a lot of things that does not require our phones but, i would usually say using the phones are a little thing you can do on the side but clearly its more than just a thing to do one the side.

I'd say about 5 or less hours, nowadays, is how much time I spend on my phone. I have others things to keep me occupied at times like playing soccer with my brothers, working and school.

Sometimes we do end up spending more time on our phones than we intended to. And I like that last sentence you wrote, it really is true.

To be honest I be on phone most of the day except when i go play some soccer or do some exercise.

And sometimes I pick up my phone for no reason but I guess I could agree with him technology id advancing in so many ways. It can help us or affect us. Either way it's there.

I'm on the phone at an estimate 3 hours per day, there are days I might be on it more. During the day I work, which doesn't give me time to be on it. I do tend to pick it up a lot, to check on time, change the song, or google stuff. technology is getting more advanced as the days go by. it has it's pros and its cons.

I use my phone everyday except when i go outside and play soccer.

I open social media about every 30 mins because im not really on it as much as i was before.

technology is advancing and it will be easier to do many things in the future.

This is true

Maybe an hour. I will sometimes play solitaire or look up some stuff for school, but I’m mostly on my computer from about 7:15 am 2:30 pm nonstop and then work on schoolwork, zoom calls with my TI or music instructor on and off til about 8 pm or somewhere close to that. I think that it's good to be outside and I love to and be one with nature (when it's not cold) and it also isn’t very good to be looking at a screen for hours a day. Kinda wish I was back out west where it was warm, neighbors a mile away, and had bad signal. I think life was better back in the day. Well, around flip phone times lol

damienn - between school and work, I'm surprised you have that much time to spend on your phone

I feel like I spend 4-5 hours on my phone I'm more active than sitting down looking at a screen, besides I like looking at and the world in person and not on a screen

That's kind of like me but instead I play basketball or football

I use my cellphone all the time the only time I am not glued to it is when i'm at work or someone is talking to me. I use my phone on average for about 8 hours and 54 mins daily which is not great. I use technology all the time in my daily life.

I use my phone 5-7 hours a day, with around 60 unlocks a day. A lot of my life revolves around technology, whether I'm learning something, or playing online with my friends. I tend to use my home computer more than my phone when I'm not doing school work.

I spend roughly 8 hours a day on my phone on average, much more than that on my playstation. i scroll through social media whenever im bored give or take 3 hours out of the day.

I be on my phone a lot on snapchat and on tic tok I think I be on my phone for 8 hours

I use my phone an average of 7 hours a day talking on the phone or watching youtube.

Im always on my phone like almost the whole time i get home from school because my phone is an escape for me..

I use my phone for 3 hours a day and I don't use social media its very rare for me to play games and i only watch games.

Yes

in total I use my phone for 5hrs and 45mins but most of that time is repsonding to messages or just scrolling on tiktok while waiting and Netflix

i like that

I'm on my phone for about 7 hours sometimes on social media, iTunes, and youtube. When I am bored I sometimes scroll through my phone.

cool

I am not going to lie I am like 4-6 hours a day on my phone scrolling to social media watching videos, texting a friend, or just listening to music. Although I do like being on there very much i tend to leave my phone alone for about two hours a day go run outside spend time with my family or just read a book. Technology does have a big impact in us, but it shouldn't take over our whole life.

I usually just go on my phone or play video games when I am bored or just have nothing to do.

cool, but you should probably go run >:)

I use my phone all the time wherever I go. And my thoughts about people being on phone all the time and just using out of habit or just because your bored are that phones has it's pros and cons. For example, being on the phone may effect the vision or be too addictive that they won't have time for other things like go outside breathing fresh air. Children that are too young are having phones and it is a problem because they can get addicted at a young age. The good things about phones is that it is very resourceful this device can do a lot of useful things for example google. It can tell time, check weather, make phone calls, and so much more.

I pick my phone up a few times a day, mostly to text someone back or call someone. Most of the time I forget I have one when I'm having a good time. I do be on it a lot at school when I finish work and have nothing else to do. My problem is sleeping more than my phone, lol.

I definably think that children and adults should avoid overuse of technology because it decreases attention spans.

That's a lie you on your phone for 10 hours a day.

The only time I'm really on my phone is if I watch console repair videos or listen to music so if music counts then all day bc I multi task. For videos it depends on the day.

to be honest, it does affect minors a lot these days to the point where it can sometimes get in the way of school and life outside of school, i'm one of those minors being on their phone at least 12 hours a day at times, though it is helpful for communication with family, helping to get answers, etc.

I don't think it's good that we use our phones a lot especially adults. Because if adults get addicted to their phones they will only give off the influence to their kids that being on their electronics all the time is good. Adults also tend to pay more attention to their phones then their own kids. If adults don't pay attention to their kids they can get depressed because they feel like they aren't being heard. It's okay for adults to be on their electronics sometimes but they should also pay attention to their kids.

I aggree with this, one thing that I really don't like is how most of out parents will put us down for being on out phone so much, while sitting there on Facebook or something.

I agree with this. 100%

I be on my phone for about 6 hour or 7 hours just to watch videos and play games on it because I'm mostly bored at home

same

Same

I agree with you because if both children and adults are always on their phone they might think just because they are together they are spending time with each other. Even if they're in the same room together it doesn't necessarily mean that they are spending time with each other because you're not communicating with each other.

I'm on my phone for about 6 hours a day i wish i wasn't but the past 2 yeays ive been addicted to my phone

I'm on my phone for about 6 hours a day i wish i wasn't but the past 2 yeays ive been addicted to my phone

im on my phone for about 6 hours a day i wish i wasn't but i am.

I agree with the article in some terms as parents should take more time to raise their child instead of being on their phone a lot.

same

I use my phone a lot. I watch youtube videos and play games on my computer.. I think if the parents are addicted to technology than it can affect the child. Kid especially if they are only kids and don't have anyone to play with so they turn to technology for company.

I agree that PARENTS and KIDS should limit their screen time, but it would be hard for me to do.

Well to be honest I thing that parents who spend most of their time on a phone shouldn't have kids. Now, I am not saying this because I don't feel as they don't deserve to, but a child requires attention. Have a child can be the most wonderful event to have as a couple so there for you should stay to taking care of that child. But on the other hand lets say you took care you of your kid and love him (or her) but when they turn four and they start going to school then your habbit start again. You start getting into your phone again and you start spending hours on your phone. At that point what is running their mind? That my kid is old enough to know what to do by themselves. At that point the kid wonders why his (or hers) parent are not paying as much attention to them as before. See what I am try to say is yes have a phone is nice and all, but have a child aquires you do to look less at a device and more on real life. If not your children will end up doing the same mistake as you did, and that not something people should be proud. I now that I am still grow in live but I know when it time to put everything I have down and take care of those how need it. I how that people will start see the real life, and not a life inside a phone.

Same i dont use it when i work out. It helps me keep peace

I'm on my phone mostly through the day which is like 7-8 hours, I be scrolling through social media for a good 4 hours and the other 3-4 hours I just be watching Netflix or, be texting relatives. When I am bored I don't get on my phone at all cause that is going to make my boredom even worse.

I don't really use my phone. Sometimes I even lose my own phone in my house. If I use my phone it would be just a minute, for texting. when I do my chores I put music or put video and just hear it, I don't just stay sitting in the couch doing nothing. A year ago it was different. My boyfriend and I lived in different houses, we used to text every time, talk every time and we even watched movies until midnight. I, in that time didn't let go of my phone. I used to get crazy when I lost it. But now we live together and I don't worry about my phone anymore. XD

I don't have a phone so I'm not never on it

To be honest I am usually on my gaming computer about almost all day...

to be honest, I am on my phone a lot, but when you spend moths at a time, and stare at a laptop screen for 8 hours a day, t kind of becomes normal. And it's normal to do a normal thing. Also, when you grow up being told to go watch tv or play on your phone when you told your parents you ever board, its really normal to most of us. So, yes, a lot of us may be addicted to our phones, but can a lot of us really help it?

I agree. We are all on our phones a lot, but growing up like this, can we really help it? I don't think so. Also a lot of people hate on other people for being on electronics, especially older people, but I bet they couldn't go a day without watching Nasar and being on Facebook. Also, what I am typing right now, is simply a place holder and or place filler, same thing because they are synonyms. I like synonyms.

I agree with this. A lot of people don't like that others are on their phones a lot,

I agree with this. Falling into a cycle of waking up, getting on phone, going to school going on phone, free time, going on phone, go home go on phone, and so on. Do a lot of us like this? no. Most of us don't even really care, and I can understand that completely. I mean, it is 2021, and right now in this time, being on your phone that much seems like a normal thing, and it IS normal to do a normal thing, So should we be worried about it? It honestly depends on your own view on this take.

I agree with this one-hundred percent. A lot of what of what I am about to write, is simply a space filler, so i can get a good grade for this assignment. So just bare with me. Also, hello Mr. Matthews. Continuing on with this topic, In my opinion, there is simply so many possible things that can be said on this and shared with other people, that there really is no right or wrong answer or thought on this, because everyone has their own morals, and you can't really judge others for that. Thank you for your time.

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0 hours. I don't have a phone. It'd also be pretty bad if a parent focused more on their phone than on their children.

i stay on my phone 24/7

A lot of the day

like to much

I spend 30 minutes to an hour on my phone, I don't really use my phone unless it's music playing or I get a call. I don't scroll through social media when i'm bored because social media isn't for me so I just go to sleep or find something to do.

Good for you, it is bad to be on your phone for too long.

my mom stays on her phone alot

I use my phone for about 5 hours sometimes I use it to watch movies
or when I'm bored I watch YouTube.

I don't think it' very good for parents to be addicted their phones. Most of the time it ends up in neglecting their own kids. Which can lead to the child acting bad for attention.

I agree with you. I believe this can lead to bad behavior.

I don't use my phone only when it is something important like news, calls.

i used to have a phone but i gave it away because being on a phone based on addiction is bad and it could lead to bad behavior

I don't have screen time on my phone at the moment. Im sure I've clocked a lot of hours though.

I scroll a lot too it gets boring every once in a while though.

I think it does effect a childs development when a parent is addicted their cellphone because the child isn't going to be able to learn how to communicate and learn basic skills if the parent is too busy scrolling through social media or texting all day. Also this may lead to the child feeling unwanted or no loved because the parent rather be on their phone than spending time with their kid.

I use my phone for 5 hours i don't really use social media i only play games and watch YouTube and tiktok

Normally i spend time on my phone but if im in school I dont use it but all together i might spend like 7-8 houres a day on it.

i use my phone 5 hours a day i just be scrolling through TikTok if not texting. so i would say that phones are addicted

I use my phone an average of 7 hours a day talking on the phone

I totally agree, I don't stay on my phone a lot either because I just don't like social media.

im on my phone alot mostly texting or facetime my girlfriend...but what ever chance i get when im notdoing something i go on it

im on my phone for close to 6 hours a day, most of it is spent on social media but i also spend a good amount of time shopping on amazon, when i am bored i play games as well

I think that kids raised in homes that their parents are addicted to their cell phones is a very large cause to distance in family relationships because kids will want to spend time with their parents but they will be too busy on their phones to listen and make their kids less attentive to them.
I am on my phone a lot mostly because my mom is always busy reading something or busy with something.

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I am on my phone for like 5-6 hours a day just on snapchat, tiktok, youtube, and steaming sites. Must of the time I just scroll cause I am board.
But I do agree with the article and feel as it would affect there kids by not paying them mind. They would also do the same thing as there parents and learn to do the same thing.

yeah i think the same think and feel as the kids grow up they will do the same as there parents

me too bro lonely squad!