Comment on Childhood disrupted: is the internet damaging young people’s development?
EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 8 months agoGen Z here. I was given the freedom you described, but I don’t really think having a dumbphone with you on a walk is restrictive (unless your parents check on you constantly). I knew my mother wouldn’t call me unless it was really necessary, and would myself warn her that everything’s alright if I was returning late. Most of the time I could leave the phone at home with mother none the wiser, but did take it when I went far and/or late.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Well obviously they’re not talking about you. I, for instance, was given an iPhone by my parents with Qustodio on it that monitored my screen time, location, and even gave my parents the ability to lock my device remotely so I couldn’t use it.
EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 8 months ago
That is, indeed, crazy. My point was that presence of a phone by itself is not unhealthy (even though I’d indeed opt for a dumbphone for a young child).