Running head: CELL PHONES HAVE AFFECTED CHILDREN’S HEALTH 1
How cell phone has affected children’s health
Yara Feda
Virginia Tech Language and Culture Institute
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CELL PHONES HAVE AFFECTED CHILDREN’S HEALTH
How technology can affect children's health? Everyone can notice that children
have become addicted to technology especially cell phones. "Cellular telephones have
become an increasingly prevalent feature of contemporary American life"(Blair &
Fletcher, 2013) cell phone is a creative innovation that was invented by Martin Cooper
in 1973. In the past it was not common for everyone to have a cell phone because It
was expensive and substantial. Nowadays, it became popular and affordable for
everyone. cell phones have affected people's life and became a main part of their daily
routine. At the present time it can hardly see someone without a cell phone ,especially
children. Nowadays, children are so hang up on the new technology that you can rarely
find them playing in a playground or doing physical activities. Cell phone has affected
children in a negative ways it harm the eye sight and cause some problems to backs
and necks also, affect the brain .
Before cell phone
Before cell phones were invented, children used to do different kinds of activities. They
used to play around and they had a better health. Children were smarter and do all the
research and get information from libraries and book. They did not rely on technology
specifically cell phones . Moreover, there eye sight and lifestyle was better than
nowadays. Also they had a better relationships with other neighbors and children. They
used to sleep enough and they were more active there was nothing that could distract
them during their bed time.
Beginning of cell phones
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Cell phone was invented in 1973 it was hard to see cell phone within anyone it was
expansive and not any one can afford its price it was not as develop as now. At first
you just could receive call without answering and that improve as the time went by . It
made people's life much more easier by make it easy to communicate with other I
emergency situation
Changing the field of cell phone
Cell phone has changed a lot in children’s life especially health. “The UK government
established an independent expert group to review all the issues concerning health
effects of mobile telephones and siting of base stations. Cancer has been suggested as
an
outcome
of
exposure
to
mobile
telephones
by
some
scientific
reports”(Repacholi,2011) The cell phone has change the life for most of people
especially children it distract them from their studies and family . Moreover, it cause
eye sight’s problems also, playing with cell phones for a long hours can cause a harmful
effect on necks and backs. Children become distracted because of the cell phone and
that also cause problems for their brains
Conclusion
In conclusion, cell phone has affected children health in bad way. It has destroyed the
them especially their eyesight and necks and backs also, the signals affected their
brains and
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