At what age should children be entrusted with their own smartphones?
Groups like Wait Until 8th address a public-health crisis, supporters of the idea say. But critics argue that what seems like a simple solution will carry costs for some children.Parents of young children today wrestle with questions their own parents never could have imagined. For instance, at what age should children be entrusted with their own smartphones?
Several organizations have arisen that ask parents of young children to promise to wait until at least eighth grade before giving their children smartphones. These promises are made in the form of pledges—compacts, if you will—that are signed by fellow parents of young children in the same grades and schools.
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