Calls for smartphone-free childhood grow in Britain
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Calls for smartphone-free childhood grow in Britain
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Almost all pupils in Britain now get a mobile phone around the age of 11 or 12. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Parents are concerned that providing their children with a smartphone will open them up to predators, online bullying, social pressure and harmful content.

These same parents will also just shove a smartphone or a tablet in front of their kids faces to shut them up for a while.

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