I would just say let them have a smartphone, but the important thing is ban use of social media, especially dangerous ones like Tik Tok. Steer them towards the good stuff.
As a kid, I love reading a lot of Wikipedia, and a lot of educational channels on Youtube. Ted-Ed, Vsauce, CGP Grey, Kurzgezagt, etc. I think I’d be dumber if it weren’t for the internet.
I don’t know the specifics of how to do parenting, I don’t have kids, and my parents kinda just let me do whatever, they’re born in like 1960 to 1980, so very tech ignorant, contantly made me fix things. But even without supervision, I still made use of the tech to understand the world more. I didn’t turn out to become some unhinged right wing lunatic or cringe tik tok user.
TLDR: Just ban the use of social media. (On the parental level, not legislative)
I would just say let them have a smartphone, but the important thing is ban use of social media, especially dangerous ones like Tik Tok. Steer them towards the good stuff.
As a kid, I love reading a lot of Wikipedia, and a lot of educational channels on Youtube. Ted-Ed, Vsauce, CGP Grey, Kurzgezagt, etc. I think I’d be dumber if it weren’t for the internet.
I don’t know the specifics of how to do parenting, I don’t have kids, and my parents kinda just let me do whatever, they’re born in like 1960 to 1980, so very tech ignorant, contantly made me fix things. But even without supervision, I still made use of the tech to understand the world more. I didn’t turn out to become some unhinged right wing lunatic or cringe tik tok user.
TLDR: Just ban the use of social media. (On the parental level, not legislative)