Colman Noctor: Preteens too young to manage smartphone responsibility

School voluntary codes are just the start of the process of managing our children’s relationship with smart devices

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LAST week, I was invited to talk to parents and primary school staff in north Dublin. They were agreeing to hold off buying smartphones for their children.

My talk focused on the risks and benefits of smartphones for children. While smart technologies can be useful, immature use or the exploitation of naïve users is a danger.