‘A 12-year-old is not ready’: Why thousands of parents are teaming up to delay their children’s first cell phone use
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A WhatsApp chat group based in Barcelona, Spain, filled up in just a few weeks with families who want to restrict devices among schoolchildren. It is the largest example of a movement that is growing among parents across Spain
  • V0lD@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    That’s certainly an opinionated title

    I don’t see how not giving young kids access to rapid content social media is a bad thing

    • Lautrebeacon@lemmy.caEnglish
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      1 year ago

      The “digital literacy” argument feels valid to me: don’t bar them from cellphones forever, control their exposure and make it about learning rather than endless scrolling social media