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Rationale for kids getting a phone

Parents get child a phone so they can text their friends to go for a bike ride and so child can stay in touch with parents. In reality, the phone’s games keep the child from thinking of friends or even answering texts. And they don’t even bring their phone so they don’t break it.

https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1016434298575118337

 

 

Getting kids off screens and having them socialize and do constructive things seems to be THE task of parents today. I recommend waiting, dumb phones, limiting apps, limiting time on screens, being proactive about scheduling kids into activities, and providing non-screen options

 

 

 

https://twitter.com/ahc/status/1016388664593670146

“Quietly, using screens and phones for entertainment has become _the_ dominant activity of childhood.” I’m late to this piece—but if you need convincing that The Tech-Wise Family is, if anything, not radical enough: (tx )