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DO NOT give your kid a smartphone this Christmas

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Firey40 · 20/12/2024 08:54

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDd86TftyNT/?igsh=MTZueGVicm1udDllNw==

The evidence is overwhelming.

Their brains are only young once.

We might not have known before….. but we know now.

STOP GIVING KIDS SMARTPHONES

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Seeline · 20/12/2024 09:39

The world needs to change if children (under 16s?) are no longer going to have smart phones.
It's almost impossible to function without one these days - tickets, bus passes, timetables, maps etc on their phones.
Parents need to parent - restrict access to SM, check phones regularly and teach kids to use phones responsibly.

dillonbarks · 20/12/2024 09:37

Deargodletitgo · 20/12/2024 09:32

My soon to be 11 year old will be walking to and from school next year and so I wish to track him via a phone and know he can contact me if needed, so sorry, he will be getting one.

This is really weird.

Growsomeballswoman · 20/12/2024 09:36

My childs smartphone allows him to contact me when he is out and for me to be able to track him. That's invaluable living in a rural area.

MiraculousLadybug · 20/12/2024 09:35

And that's not to say I disagree or agree, but we all need to think more critically, evaluate sources, and not get whipped up into a frenzy by social media posts.

Tinybirdie · 20/12/2024 09:34

My 11 year old has one. She chats and video calls with friends mostly. No Facebook, tiktok insta etc allowed though. I'm totally fine with it. She's a sensible kid who understands the negative impact and sticks to the set limits we have

MiraculousLadybug · 20/12/2024 09:33

So I'm supposed to click on some Instagram reel to see "overwhelming evidence" on this? If you're going to rant at me, at least provide a real reputable source that isn't behind a login rather than some shit you saw on social media. I think you're the one who needs to come off your phone OP if you think an Instagram post passes as "overwhelming evidence".

Deargodletitgo · 20/12/2024 09:32

My soon to be 11 year old will be walking to and from school next year and so I wish to track him via a phone and know he can contact me if needed, so sorry, he will be getting one.

Pinkelephant66 · 20/12/2024 09:31

i wish all parents would boycott smart phones and then maybe kids wouldn’t be addicted to social media and have poor mental health

georgepigg · 20/12/2024 09:29

YANBU OP, at all.

SpinningTops · 20/12/2024 09:27

Barleysugar86 · 20/12/2024 09:21

Why just focus on smartphones... there are many types of electronics. Are your family tech free?

Because with smartphones they always have them on them and cannot escape the never ending incoming notifications etc.

Other devices are usually left at home.

I agree OP. My children are younger (8&6) but we will not be giving smartphones. Hopefully by the time they're at secondary this will have taken off and they won't be the only ones ...

Rainallnight · 20/12/2024 09:21

I agree OP

Barleysugar86 · 20/12/2024 09:21

Why just focus on smartphones... there are many types of electronics. Are your family tech free?

Christmasgiraffe · 20/12/2024 09:15

Bit late for that? It's the 20th of December

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