If we were to ask you, from what age is it advisable for children to carry a mobile phone, what would you answer? The use of mobile phones has become one of the most current concerns of parents due to the increasing development of mobile phones. new technologies. It is no longer unusual to find televisions, mobile phones, tablets, DVDs, video game consoles and computers in children's bedrooms. They are the new technology generation.

Nowadays it is very common to see families eating, walking, going about their daily activities, and always with a common denominator: one or more of the youngest members of the family with their eyes fixed on the screen of their phones. This scene was unthinkable years ago, but now it is quite normal.

The problem is that the mobile phone has become an excuse for children not to protest or disturb while parents are doing other things. Instead of giving children toys or books, many parents are now content to leave the mobile phone on for a while so that they "don't bother".

According to data published by the National Statistics Institute (INE) in October, at the age of 10, only 25% of children use a mobile phone, although at the age of 11, 45.2% have one; at 12, 75%; at 13, 83.2 %; at 14, 92.8 %, and at 15, 94 %, so that From the age of 14, nine out of ten children have a mobile phone.

The psychologist Ronald Ling wrote back in 2004 that the mobile phone was becoming the new "rite of passage" into adolescence. For those of an age, it is something similar to the watch or the pen given as a communion gift or the mythical Walkman.

Perhaps we are not aware that having a mobile phone has a number of consequences, and one of the most direct is often the decline in school performance. Even adults find it very easy to lose track of time in front of a screen. Another major problem with the use of smartphones is that they affect the attention span and the way of learning.

The use of technologies is conducive to the sedentarya problem that is increasing among children. Obesity leads to health problems such as diabetes, vascular and heart problems. Mobile phone use disrupts children's sleep. This is because when children go to sleep in their rooms, parents are not aware that they may be hooked to the mobile phone, which causes difficulties in falling asleepThis will have a negative impact on their academic performance.

Although we know that new technologies are part of our lives, it is important not to neglect games, books, enjoying the outdoors and contact with friends and family.