U.K. parents are enacting their own cellphone ban
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My girl, 13, was being groomed after I gave in and bought her a phone
[/boxout] I realise I made mistakes. Giving her a smartphone too soon was one. And then failing to implement any controls and spyware, because I didn’t think I needed to. Looking back, I was very slack with the whole phone thing. But I’m not very technical, which isn’t helpful. I also hadn’t noticed how withdrawn Sophie had become. She’d been showing subtle signs all along – things like being in her bedroom more and talking to us less. Th…
U.K. parents are enacting their own cellphone ban
SUFFOLK, England — The idea of getting her eldest child a smartphone had long felt inevitable, said Daisy Greenwell. But by early last year, when her daughter was 8 years old, it filled her with dread. When she talked to…
Some UK parents created Smartphone Free Childhood, a charity with a pact signed by 124K+, after the UK government watered down a bill banning phones in schools
Megan Specia / New York Times: Some UK parents created Smartphone Free Childhood, a charity with a pact signed by 124K+, after the UK government watered down a bill banning phones in schools — In Britain, amid growing evidence of harm to young people from extreme content online, a “Smartphone Free Childhood” campaign is going viral.
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