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Phones for Kids

Discussion in 'Electronics' started by Ayraah09, Jun 12, 2020.

  1. Ayraah09

    Ayraah09 New Member

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    In today's society, children are being handed phones at extremely young ages, and addiction is getting more and more common, what do you think is the right age to give your child a phone? I personally think a child should receive a phone once they are a teen as at that age the maturity is more than it is earlier and it may be more required at this age. What do you think are the main causes for this addiction, and what age would you give your child a phone at and why?
     
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    Phones this days are very good for communication and though they have downsides are won't really say its good not to give your kids phones just make sure you put some restrictions to it because the world have become so digitalized that not having a phone could be a very big problem for you growing up
     
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    In the current climate, it's understandable if parents give their children smartphones at a much earlier age than normal. After all, lots of places ask you to scan QR codes to enter, at least where I live. It's probably not a good idea to design contact tracing measures such that people are forced to use smartphones, but that's the system we have. Hence, I personally would give my child a smartphone as soon as he has to go places on his own.
    However, you have to remember that addiction isn't just a lack of willpower to resist something addictive, but rather an expression of despair by someone with nothing else left to live for, as shown by the Rat Park experiment. If you haven't heard of it, Google it, it'll change your understanding of addiction. So perhaps to combat addiction, we should make sure to provide a happy environment for our children.
     

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