Is your kid ready for a phone?
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🗓️ 22 November 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
A guide for when and how to give your kid a smartphone. Heather Kelly polled the experts, and there’s a lot we can all learn from their advice – whether we have kids or not. Plus, we dive into the reported benefits of “brown noise.”
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| 1:13.1 | I know you joke about getting a phone, but when do you actually think kids should get a phone? |
| 1:17.6 | I actually think kids should get a phone around the age of middle school because I think that's when you get a bit more responsibility. |
| 1:27.2 | And I see a lot of middle schoolers walking around town. |
| 1:32.2 | And I think when they're like walking around town a phone can keep them safe. |
| 1:37.2 | Because there are a few things on the phone that can keep them safe. |
| 1:40.6 | So maybe middle school is do you, I believe? |
| 1:44.8 | Okay, what's in it you? |
| 1:46.8 | I want to see what some experts say. |
| 1:50.2 | And my colleague did some reporting about this. |
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