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> Kids entire social lives run on their phones. > Denying your kid a smart phone is basically denying them a social life nowadays. Wow, what country is that t
by jb1991 2y ago
> Kids entire social lives run on their phones.
> Denying your kid a smart phone is basically denying them a social life nowadays.
Wow, what country is that true? Thankfully, not in the country I reside. None of the children I know have social lives that revolve around the phone.
Wherever you live, if the phone is already the central aspect of a child's social life, that is a great tragedy.
- nvarsj 2y agoPretty much secondary school in the UK (12+). I'm guessing middle schools / high schools in the US are the same? Yes, literally every kid in secondary school has a cell phone. Kids have whatsapp groups and communicate all the time with their friend circles. According to an Ofcom survey in 2023, 9 in 10 kids aged 11 have a smartphone in the UK. 1: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2024-0103/ https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-...