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IELTS Essay: Some people think it is good for children to spend time on TV, video, and com...

Prompt

Some people think it is good for children to spend time on TV, video, and computer games. Others believe that TV, video and computer games have negative effects on children's development. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

#children media consumption#screen time effects#child development#digital media impact#parenting concerns

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 discusses potential harms and benefits; Band 9 contextualizes by age, content, and duration, distinguishes between passive consumption and interactive play, and discusses moderation and parental role as mediating factors.

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Key concepts in this essay

developmental periods and critical windows
content quality and engagement type (passive vs interactive)
dosage effects
parental mediation and co-viewing

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Overgeneralizing research (meta-analyses show mixed effects depending on content/duration, but claiming 'screens are bad' or 'screens are fine')
Ignoring dosage and content type (30 min of educational content differs from 4 hours of mindless scrolling)
Presenting as binary without discussing moderation, parental involvement, or content quality

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