My kid does not have a phone yet but he is still young. I talk with parents of kids a bit older like 10 and it is very hard to keep these limits when most of t

My kid does not have a phone yet but he is still young. I talk with parents of kids a bit older like 10 and it is very hard to keep these limits when most of their colleagues don't have these limits. I agree with you that what we do now is that we are trying to educate other parents about this. But it is hard and the years are passing. I think access to mobile phones for kids is a big problem and indeed there is no simple solution. I don't say we should do what the article is describing but I empathise with the parents that want a total ban of mobile phones for kids. It is simpler to enforce and explain this rule than explain everyday why my colleague has access why don't I? And try to explain that without also expressing a judgement on those kids or their families. So here is a situation: the kids that have access to mobile phones and games at home goes to kindergarten and they play there only with other kids that know those games. They talk about levels and characters from those games. They don't have mobile phones at kindergarten but the fact they use it at home already creates two groups of children: those with access to mobile phones and those without access. And this is kindergarten/pre-school (4-5 years old)