Banning phones is necessary. Otherwise, if you want to be a responsible parent and keep your kid away from smartphones or social media, it’s not going to work.

Banning phones is necessary. Otherwise, if you want to be a responsible parent and keep your kid away from smartphones or social media, it’s not going to work. They’ll get exposed to it through others around them, which will make things difficult, but they’ll also be exposed to the culture, trends and mental health issues that social media creates from other kids.