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> said that 4 of the 35 or so kids at the camp left because they couldn’t be away from their devices. Wow that’s scary. Such powerful addiction at such a young

• fn-mote 1y ago
  Parents let them.
  • account42 1y ago
    Individual parents don't have that much of a choice unless they want to turn their kids into social pariahs.
    • yesfitz 1y ago
      Can you provide any sources on that? I've only been able to find articles that counter it[1][2][3][4], and nothing more rigorous than a Pew survey. It feels right, and I recall feeling similarly about certain items/events as a teen, but teens aren't known for having the most measured interpretations of reality. 1: https://medium.com/@helmisantosa/teens-without-smartphones-how-is-their-social-life-81214ba3047d https://medium.com/@helmisantosa/teens-without-smartphones-h... 2: https://screenstrong.substack.com/p/can-you-raise-a-teen-today-without https://screenstrong.substack.com/p/can-you-raise-a-teen-tod... 3: https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/parenting/article/teenage-sons-friends-without-smartphones-experiment-vpcnbj58d?region=global https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/parenting/article/teenag... 4: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/smartphones-flip-phones-screen-time-teens-social-media/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/smartphones-flip-phones-screen-...
    • ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 1y ago
      ...so some parents feel peer pressure from kids too?