I was the perfect parent until I had my own child and shoved an iPhone in front of him in a posh restaurant – with sound. He was only two years old.
Pre-baby, I would see toddlers watching cartoons in cafes and think it was a case of bad parenting.
“I never had that as a kid,” I would judge to myself.
But since then, I have committed the same crime and I know technology will be a big part of my son’s upbringing – but he will need limits.
An app designed for parents to provide controls over screen time seems like a good helping hand in this battle - especially for older children and teens.
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I don't understand why children and teens need smart devices at all. Buy them a phone that just makes calls and texts. Require laptops/ipads to be left in common rooms after a set time.
Do any parents have cyber rules they enforce in their home? (And model) for example no phone's in bedrooms at night. Apart from lack of sleep due to time spent on phone, looking at the screen for long periods is not healthy and won't promote healthy sleeping patterns.