Yes, the smartphone is a great help in everyday life in many situations. But as practical as it is to be able to google everything quickly and everywhere, it is so tempting to be distracted and devoured by this little device.

But while it is just rude to many people, is there a group that suffers properly from spending too much time on our smartphone? our children.

Moving essay of a second grader

This is clearly shown by a school essay from America that has been shared thousands of times online. Second graders were asked to write about an invention they do not like. According to the teacher, out of 21 pupils, four children independently decided to write on their mobile phones.

The suffering of our children becomes especially clear in these lines of an essay:
"I do not like the phone because my parents are on the phone every day, a cell phone is a really bad habit sometimes I hate my mom's cell phone and I wish she did not have one That's an invention I do not like" under these sad lines, the second grader painted a smartphone and next to a smiley, the "I hate it!" says.

I wish my mom's phone was not invented, 2nd grader writes in school project //t.co/97RSfDr4PR pic.twitter.com/i1OoSaEnKJ

? KARE 11 (@ kare11) May 25, 2018

The problem has been known for a long time

That the smartphone use of mom and dad harms children is often a topic in parent circles. Again and again parents speak up, who recognize for themselves that they do not devote enough time to their children, because they let themselves be captivated by this small device. Others write that they prescribe a smartphone fast or a digital break.

But this school essay goes even more to the heart. Because he proves what we all already had to be clear: Children suffer when they do not get enough attention? and, above all, if this attention goes to a soulless piece of technology?

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