Today I want to talk about something that I have mentioned before, but with the world being wonky and our kids going through a lot, I would like to talk about why I have such strong feelings about waiting until at least 8th grade when it comes to smartphones for kids.
I was not aware that the average age a child gets a smartphone is 10 years old and that children are spending between 6 and 9 hours a day on media! Ugh!! Childhood is changing so much from when I was a kid, and the negative impact of too much screen time is hitting kids terribly hard. When I watched “The Social Dilemma” I was terrified and it made me so sad that this is what these devices and platforms are doing to us as a society. Well, imagine what it’s doing to our kids with their brains still developing and with navigating growing up and learning how to actually be social with one another- hello potential bullying! Now when they have smartphones and social media they can’t even get away from it because they take it home.
We have to do something about it, in my opinion and it starts with us as Moms. Talk to your fellow Mamas and let's all do what we can to allow our kids to stay little and be kids for as long as possible!! :)
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