“Just because your child can use a smartphone doesn’t mean they should.”~ Dr. Jean Twenge
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Greetings To All Readers!
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Hello Hive Learners Community!!!
Without much ado let's begin it :
How young is too young for Smartphones?
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Technology Temptations :
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My niece celebrated her 3rd birthday in March. She is kinda addicted too phone screen. She can survive with feeder but not without YouTube shorts. I am astonished to see her using Google Voice to get her favorite cartoons and YouTube shorts.
We all are worried because of her because it's harmful for her mental and physical growth. Obviously she is fast learner and learning lots of good things in YouTube shorts but in my opinion it's not right age for holding smartphones.
Haven't you heard about a toddler order thousands of dollars food from Foodpanda by tapping phone screen?
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My First Smartphone: Was It Too Soon?
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Now everyone is holding smartphone without any distinction of age. In my teenage I was not allowed to use keypad phone even. I get my first phone when I completed my Intermediate. There wasn't any kind of technologically temptation as compare to now. I wasn't aware of Facebook or Messenger before 2018.
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Life Before and After My First Smartphone
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Life before my first smartphone had its own perks because I spent most of time with family, friend and was more focus in studies. But smartphone help me to learn new skill, entertain, and connect with others in every corner of the world. Smartphone is blessing but one should be vigilant about it use.
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What Age Is "Right"?
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I appreciate role technology is smoothing our daily life. Smartphones aren't evil. Social media isn't monster. But timing is everything. In my opinion the right age to have one's own phone is 16-17 years. Before that age child should be supervised by parents while they are using phone for educational purposes.
There are Digital Well Being Apps and features available in every phone that help parents to control the screen timing and appa kids use.
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Let's protect our children from rushing into the digital maze too soon. Because sometimes, the best way to grow… is to disconnect.
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That's all for today's blog!
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