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Parents turn to smartwatches for their children amid global phone screen-time pushback
(www.straitstimes.com)
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Exactly. I see kids walking to elementary school staring at a smartphone. Why? What could they possibly need a smartphone for?
I'm not sure when we'll give our kids phones, but certainly not in elementary school. I might start them on a flip phone in middle school/junior high (like 12-13yo) so they can text, and probably give them a PC as well around that time for intro to SM so they can keep up w/friends. But a smartphone isn't happening for a while. Until then, if they need a phone, I'll have one they can borrow.