Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoHow some UK parents created a “Smartphone Free Childhood” pledge, signed by 124K+ people, after the UK government watered down a bill banning phones in schools.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down11
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkHow some UK parents created a “Smartphone Free Childhood” pledge, signed by 124K+ people, after the UK government watered down a bill banning phones in schools.www.nytimes.comTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareJustARaccoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·3 days agoKids shouldn’t be stressing about the shit that comes up in social media feeds or the insecurities social media preys on. It’s also not a choice, because if some kids use it and others can’t the others will feel excluded.
minus-squareVitaly@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 days agoBut how is that gonna help if they can use their phones at home?
minus-squareJustARaccoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoLess time on it means less chance to get addicted. It becomes less standard to have it out around friends
Kids shouldn’t be stressing about the shit that comes up in social media feeds or the insecurities social media preys on. It’s also not a choice, because if some kids use it and others can’t the others will feel excluded.
But how is that gonna help if they can use their phones at home?
Less time on it means less chance to get addicted. It becomes less standard to have it out around friends