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We see smartphones everywhere. In school hallways, at the family dinner table and plugged in at the bedside table.
But how young is too young to be constantly connected to the rest of the world through sleek apps, social media and video messaging?
One Colorado man has decided that age 13 seems like a good cutoff.
Tim Farnum is leading the charge on a proposed ballot initiative in Colorado that would be the first of its kind in the country. Farnum's proposal would ban the sale of smartphones to children younger than 13, or more likely, to parents who intend to give the smartphone to kids in that age bracket.
Farnum, a Denver-area anesthesiologist, is the founder of Parents Against Underage Smartphones, or PAUS, the nonprofit group pushing the proposal.
Source: Coloradoan.com
Also reported by: The Washington Post
Initial Fiscal Impact Statement: Colorado.gov [PDF]
(Score: 2) by frojack on Tuesday June 20 2017, @12:47AM (1 child)
Yeah, you see that from "time to time".
But every single day most of us have reason to wonder "Where are the parents??"
If you don't, why not tune in the local news on TV some evening, even if you have to watch it on your smart phone.
I suspect those kids packing guns and already addicted by 14 might trigger concern even in your free-range-kids world.
You differ from Mr Colorado only degrees.
There's very little convincing evidence that the modern trends in parenting is helping today's kids.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday June 20 2017, @12:56AM
Oh, I agree, parenting seems to be a lost art. But, asking your state legislators to take your place as parents isn't the best of all possible solutions.