Jon Haidt and Zack Rausch of After Babel have come out to address questions by parents over a recent Tampa Bay Times op-ed titled, “Kids having smartphones is likely fine and may even be beneficial.” The piece draws on findings from the new Life in Media survey, which surveyed 1,510 Florida tweens between the ages of 11 and 13. Two of the survey’s seven authors wrote the op-ed, which ends with this bold conclusion:
There’s nothing wrong with limiting smartphone use among kids … But don’t be made to feel guilty because you got a child as young as 8- or 9-years-old a smartphone. It’s likely fine, perhaps even beneficial. And we would need much more data to suggest otherwise.
We reported on this on 11th April. See our post here
After Babel – Read After Babel’s opinion on this piece of research
