Mary McCarthy: I was resigned to getting my 12-year-old a smartphone, but parent-led movement has given me the power to say no
Initiative aims to stop children going on social media the minute they leave primary school
Parents are taking action against their children’s phone use. Photo: Stock image/Getty
Something extraordinary is happening in secondary schools and it has the power to change the smartphone daze we have sleepwalked into.
You may not have heard of the “1st year delay smartphones and/or social media” WhatsApp groups, but if you have a school child in fifth or sixth class, you soon will.
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