BAIEYAH (17/10/2020)

"Modern gadgets can be defined as small pieces of equipment that use technology. Some of these
modern gadgets are tabs, smart phones, computers and laptops"

With reference to the definition of modern gadgets given, do you agree that only children over the
age of seven should be allowed to use modern gadgets? Justify your stand by giving relevant
examples where appropriate. You should write at least 350 words.

In this era of modernisation, many gadgets have been created. Examples

of gadgets are smartphones, computers and laptops. The more modern a
gadget is, the more it becomes a craze by the public, especially the youngsters.
Modern gadgets actually have many advantages as well as disadvantages. I
strongly disagree that only children over the age of seven should be allowed to
use modern gadgets. There are a few reasons for this, namely, modern gadgets
will affect health, studies and social skills.

Firstly, modern gadgets will affect health. This is because, when they are
playing with a gadget like smartphone, the brightness will harm their eyes
especially when the level of brightness is too high and they focus too long on
it. Their eyes will become itchy and turn into red. It is even can be blind if they
do not take any precautionary measures. In addition, it can also affect their
health when they skip taking meals just to play the gadgets. This will make
them get sick easily. Therefore, modern gadgets can affect health.

Secondly, children over the age of seven should not be allowed to use
modern gadgets because it will affect their studies. This means that children
are usually easy to be addicted towards gadgets. When gadgets are given to
the children, they will always play it and neglected their studies. Moreover,
even their parents force them to study, they will do but only for a moment and
they will play games or listen to music because the gadgets are attractive. If
this always happen, it will affect their result. Thus, modern gadgets can affect
their studies.

Lastly, modern gadgets will affect social skills. The main reason for this is
when children play their gadgets, they will not want to play outside because
online games are more attractive than physical games. So, this will make them
socially isolated from the real world. They will not have friends and only have
virtual world friends. This will make them speak less and cannot bear with the
real world because online world is not the same as real world. They will not
have confidence to face people. For instance, they cannot perform well in an
interview session. Hence, modern gadgets make children lack of social skills.

Conversely, modern gadgets can help them to connect with everyone.

They can contact with their families, friends and their partner even if they lives
far away. Additionally, if they have internet, they can connect with anyone and
anywhere using many application like WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram.
One example is when we are in Malaysia, we still can connect with someone
who are in Japan. Ultimately, modern gadgets can help them to connect with
everyone.

In conclusion, modern gadgets can affect health, affect studies and lack
of social skills even though modern gadgets can help us to connect with
everyone. I still strongly disagree that only children over the age of seven
should be allowed to use modern gadgets. I hope that every parents can take
care of their children well so that they will not obsess with modern gadgets.