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Calls for smartphone-free childhood grow in Britain
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You dont need a law for this. If you dont want your kid to use or have a smartphone then dont buy them one.
You shouldn't need a law, but the reality is that you simply can not control it. Your kid will interact with other kids and most will have access to a smart phone.
There absolutely needs to be a law of some kind
Yes they may be able to see a smart phone at school or a friend's house but if they don't own one then for the majority of the day they will not be using one. Or God forbid you (the royal you not you specifically) actually try parent your kids and teach them about internet safety.
Why are you all so fucking aggressive? How fuck it's annoying me to the point to not even wanting to participate at all. How about some civility? Can you imagine how a nice discussion there could be? Ffs
I know I can limit what my child might see on their phone, but there are other children and other phones and you just can't regulate like you want to.
Internet safety would be one concern but not all. It's not that simple like you make it out to be.
So should we keep kids in theor rooms all day long every day so we can "protect" them 24/7?
And how am I being aggressive when you are the one swearing and the one who wants to pass needless laws?
Yeah, well, sorry. I was annoyed by people being unreasonable and either jumping to conclusions or not really interested in a constructive discussion. What's the point in trying to have a discussion if there is nobody really trying?
I'll just leave it at that.
Totally understand where you are coming from and sorry if I made it seem like I was not up for a discussion about this. I definitely enjoy hearing differing opinions on stuff like this.