St Albans is aiming to become the first British city to implement a smartphone ban for children under the age of 14. This initiative has received strong support from families and teachers who believe smartphones are 'dangerous' for young children. Campaigners are 'thrilled' with the move, emphasizing the potential benefits for children's mental health and well-being. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has argued that smartphones are the primary cause of rising anxiety and depression among adolescents and has presented guidelines for curbing smartphone use at the WSJ’s Future of Everything Festival.
"Gen Z is living through an epidemic of loneliness. They spend all day on their smartphones, but are starved of genuine human contact. It's no wonder they’re all lining up outside the counselling centre." Jonathan Haidt on The Brendan O'Neill Show: https://t.co/MDuJHSSY9E
Even Elon @elonmusk knows social media is bad for kids! Ban smartphones for under 16s. ✊🏾 https://t.co/E44XhxlDxQ
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, who has argued that smartphones are the primary cause of the rise in anxiety and depression in adolescents, presents four guidelines for curbing smartphone use among children at WSJ’s Future of Everything Festival https://t.co/SRJ36UpB9d https://t.co/vVBMJd6Ym8
When @RepGusBilirakis says the explosion of use of social & smartphones among kids is "unacceptable", I feel that. I don't like it. But that is a household decision, not ours to make. That's why I wrote this, to let parents know alternatives exist. https://t.co/hjqowAhoBE
It's time to listen when our kids are saying things like this: I can't control it I wish I'd never had a phone I wish I was drawing or playing outside I've been wasting so much time We can help them now 👉 https://t.co/C8IzWWyxuj @safe_screens @JonHaidt @DelaySmartphone https://t.co/G6HT0ndVSy
'Our children should be nowhere near a smartphone': Families back teachers' calls to ban mobile phones for kids under 14 because they're 'dangerous' https://t.co/G0ZrhCeHru https://t.co/MGXa44tQGQ
📵 St Albans is attempting to become the first British city to go smartphone-free for children under the age of 14 Find out more👇 https://t.co/GihnVdwPBu https://t.co/PAwlNbD2cX
Campaigners ‘thrilled’ as St Albans aims to be smartphone-free for under-14s https://t.co/jPHu0Yj2w3