Parents in Ireland town to voluntarily ban smartphones for kids as old as 13

Re:Parents in Ireland town to voluntarily ban smartphones fo... by newanalog on Sunday June 04, 2023 @11:26PM (#36191897)

Some medical devices like the Dexcom CGM and insulin pumps use smartphones to communicate and upload their data to the cloud where parents are able to follow their child’s readings. So, there are some reasons. The phone isn’t the problem. Social media is the real issue. For children who have a healthy relationship with their parents, and are able to correctly handle peer pressure, it can be fine.

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Re:Parents in Ireland town to voluntarily ban smartphones fo... by eganist on Sunday June 04, 2023 @11:34PM (#36191937)

Sounds like a great market for a health-only iot device or basic wristband with an e-sim. Tailor made for kids, at least to start.

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Re:Parents in Ireland town to voluntarily ban smartphones fo... by NovaDudely on Monday June 05, 2023 @02:14AM (#36193002)

I'm glad you mentioned this. There is always an exception to the rule and this is one of those.

While this is a case of were there should be a dedicated machine, until that appears, the phone is a decent middle man machine.

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Re:Parents in Ireland town to voluntarily ban smartphones fo... by whywhywhywhy on Monday June 05, 2023 @04:54AM (#36193979)

Can't they just check it when the kids get home? Like what are they going to do from their work anyway.

Silly we have to throw all kids mental health and attention spans down the toilet just to satisfy some fringe cases like this that all existed before smartphones.

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Re:Parents in Ireland town to voluntarily ban smartphones fo... by tomjen3 on Monday June 05, 2023 @12:01PM (#36198287)

Totally agreed on social media and endless youtube, but in the case of a medical need you can lock the phone down with screen time locks.

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