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Re:Parents in Ireland town to voluntarily ban smartphones for kids as ...
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.