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I agree, up to about junior high you can restrict smartphone/tablet usage. At about 12 it really seems like the social pressure to have a phone becomes really i
by kurthr 3y ago
I agree, up to about junior high you can restrict smartphone/tablet usage. At about 12 it really seems like the social pressure to have a phone becomes really intense, unless there's some school wide restriction.
I guess one question is how you introduce it in a way to inoculate them against the addiction without just allowing it. Mostly, I've just seen temporal restriction, but by 16 or so they can afford to have a "burner" so it's much harder to restrict at all.
- tarsinge 3y agoThe more I read the more school wide bans seem the key. Anything done at the home is pointless in comparaison. Imagine how can a kid stand idly by their pairs in free time if they are all on their smartphones and only interact there? It’s more than pressure.
- spacechild1 3y agoFully agree! Here in Austria some schools started banning smartphones and I hope more and more will follow (or even be required by law).