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UK: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones (www.bbc.com)
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[–] FlickeringScreens@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think it's fine for kids to have a phone as long as the parents properly limit their use

[–] ccunix@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ccunix@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I know, but my point is that sort of parent has no desire to do so.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Either do I. But it's better to know what's going on and putting in the work. Your kids only benefit from it.