boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoUK: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphoneswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down11
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minus-squareFlickeringScreens@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoI think it’s fine for kids to have a phone as long as the parents properly limit their use
minus-squareccunix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoIs the sort of parent who gives a 5 year old their own phone going really going to a limit the use? I think the crossover in that Venn diagram is pretty small.
minus-squareGladiusB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months agoIt is not hard. Just have a family app and you can set an allowance of total and for each app. Takes like 10 minutes to set up.
I think it’s fine for kids to have a phone as long as the parents properly limit their use
Is the sort of parent who gives a 5 year old their own phone going really going to a limit the use? I think the crossover in that Venn diagram is pretty small.
It is not hard. Just have a family app and you can set an allowance of total and for each app. Takes like 10 minutes to set up.
good point