Topic: Can the ban on smartphones curtail peer pressure? - page 2. (Read 262 times)
Adopting this as a town wide policy is a bit unusual, but I can understand that there are people out there who think this is a good idea. As long as an overwhelming majority of residents feel this way, I don’t have any problem with this being the type of thing that is done in a small area. People should be able to live all sorts of ways and have places for it without infringing on the rest of our rights.
But from what I gathered in the news, it restricts children from the age of 8-9 from using smartphones and I believe this is the age bracket of Gen z who are characterized as digitally smart.
The use of smartphones has been banned, what about laptops? Won't these vices be gotten on there?
Where and how was the use of smartphone ban between the age bracket you mentioned because I have not read anything close to this on the news today or the previous week. The use of smartphones has been banned, what about laptops? Won't these vices be gotten on there?
But then this step may help in reducing kids over dependence on social media and other online content to make sense out of the growing process, it may have both a bad side and good side on the kids because we also have some early education devices that help kids learn some basic things.
They also believe that by adopting a town wide policy, it would reduce the chance of a child having a peer who has a smartphone and it can inturn stop peer pressure.
Take the full delivery of being responsible for your children, you can't continue to prevent them from external influence but the training you give them will serve a guide to them whenever they are not under your territory, they cannot continue to be under us as parents, there will come a time they will have to be independent and live on their own, think for themselves and make decisions on what is right from whatever is wrong, we won't be there, but we will see the results and the consequences showing in their lives.
That's how I've been raised but until I talked to my parents that I need to have it so that they have a contact on me wherever I go. I think it will still go case to case basis. If the kids are too naughty and they are overwhelmed with the technology like having smartphones and they're not using it the right way, I guess that's all these parents have to do and that's to ban them until they grow up to the right age.
But from what I gathered in the news, it restricts children from the age of 8-9 from using smartphones and I believe this is the age bracket of Gen z who are characterized as digitally smart.
The use of smartphones have been banned, what about laptops? Won't these vices be gotten on there?
Aside from the ban, there should be patronizing as per the usage of these devices and gadgets on how many hours they should be used. It's needed for research and studies but if they're not using it appropriately then their parents will be forced not to allow them to use it. The use of smartphones have been banned, what about laptops? Won't these vices be gotten on there?
It is basically depends on the government and what kind of corruption smart foods contribute to newborn babies and their outgoing babies in that particular country burning smartphone to get 2 starting age before they can be able to use a phone is not encouraging because in university and the other School children is being teach to know technology through Internet,using of phone is one of the things that will make children to be very smart and understand every smart things in future time
But from what I gathered in the news, it restricts children from the age of 8-9 from using smartphones and I believe this is the age bracket of Gen z who are characterized as digitally smart.
The use of smartphones have been banned, what about laptops? Won't these vices be gotten on there?
The use of smartphones have been banned, what about laptops? Won't these vices be gotten on there?
It's not funny at all, I agree with this good decision and see it as very positive for children.
I have two young children who play with mobile phones all hours of the day and they started accessing Facebook, YouTube, etc. and started learning things that I don't want them to learn at the moment.
It is true that in the end it is inevitable for them to see these things, but at least they have grown up a little and are beginning to realize the seriousness of these bad things.
I have two young children who play with mobile phones all hours of the day and they started accessing Facebook, YouTube, etc. and started learning things that I don't want them to learn at the moment.
It is true that in the end it is inevitable for them to see these things, but at least they have grown up a little and are beginning to realize the seriousness of these bad things.
I can see benefits on such measure. It could help children to develop a better self esteem and perception of reality. It just takes a look at social media like Instagram where people only post idealized stuff and artificial beauty, that kind of content is very damaging for a person who is developing their personality, in my opinion.
Even though, later they will end up using a smarthphone anyways when they get up to some age, they will hopefully have the madurity to digest anything they could see on internet.
Even though, later they will end up using a smarthphone anyways when they get up to some age, they will hopefully have the madurity to digest anything they could see on internet.
I'd like to know your takes on this matter because I found it a little over the top and a bit late, I don't know if I've got similar thinkers. So the question is; do you think a ban on smartphones for kids and early teenagers till they get to certain age help retain a little of their innocence? Can it help bridge the gap peer pressure has on our young ones?
The teachers in Greystones, a town in Ireland, decided that the best way to retain a little innocence amongst their kids is by saying 'no' to smartphones.
Now while the importance of smartphones can't be overemphasize especially as it can help with homeworks and all that, it can also be a go-to spot for unhealthy vices like a chronic dependence on social media, games and even adult material.
They also believe that by adopting a town wide policy, it would reduce the chance of a child having a peer who has a smartphone and it can inturn stop peer pressure.
This looks a bit funny as from my pov i see it as delaying the inevitable.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/03/much-easier-to-say-no-irish-town-unites-in-smartphone-ban-for-young-children
The teachers in Greystones, a town in Ireland, decided that the best way to retain a little innocence amongst their kids is by saying 'no' to smartphones.
Now while the importance of smartphones can't be overemphasize especially as it can help with homeworks and all that, it can also be a go-to spot for unhealthy vices like a chronic dependence on social media, games and even adult material.
They also believe that by adopting a town wide policy, it would reduce the chance of a child having a peer who has a smartphone and it can inturn stop peer pressure.
This looks a bit funny as from my pov i see it as delaying the inevitable.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/03/much-easier-to-say-no-irish-town-unites-in-smartphone-ban-for-young-children
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