Irish Examiner view: Parents should take heed of stark smartphone warning 

Giving young children smartphones is a mistake, and needs to be identified as such

Stating that parents are abdicating their responsibilities by giving young children smartphones may discomfit some, but it is difficult to contradict. File picture

Many of us adopt a passive stance towards this digital age, pointing to the onward march of technology as a relentless force which cannot be gainsaid. What can be done in the face of vast tech companies which appear to have taken over the world, particularly when our children are growing up as digital natives?

This position was undercut by recent comments at a conference in Cork on the use of technology in human trafficking.