Remember back in the day, say 2005, when it was recommended to keep your family computer in the living room so you could keep an eye on your child when they used it?
Parents need to be intentional with their kids’ tech devices at every age — especially pre-teens and young teens. The predators out in the ether are after them especially. From my experience, I would not allow my kids to have a so-called smartphone until they’re 18 (16 at the earliest). Kids that already have a so-called ‘smartphone’ must NEVER have their phone with them in their room, at night as they go to bed. And mom & dad should not allow any device — whether for education, specifically, or not — in a bedroom. The dangers are real! Do not fear them, but you had better respect them.
Parents need to be intentional with their kids’ tech devices at every age — especially pre-teens and young teens. The predators out in the ether are after them especially. From my experience, I would not allow my kids to have a so-called smartphone until they’re 18 (16 at the earliest). Kids that already have a so-called ‘smartphone’ must NEVER have their phone with them in their room, at night as they go to bed. And mom & dad should not allow any device — whether for education, specifically, or not — in a bedroom. The dangers are real! Do not fear them, but you had better respect them.