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Quarter Of UK 5 To 7-year-olds Have Smart Phone: Study

Around a quarter of British children aged between five and seven-years-old now have a smart phone, a study by the UK communications regulator said on Friday.

International Business Times

Quarter of UK’s three- and four-year-olds own a smartphone, data shows

Campaigners express concern at new Ofcom figures, which also show that half of under-13s are on social media

The Guardian - UK

Regulating Smartphones? Jonathan Haidt vs. Libertarians

The author of The Anxious Generation argues that parents, schools, and society must keep kids off of social media.

Reason

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How to give kids autonomy? 'Anxious Generation' author says a license to roam helps

Kids have too much screen time and not enough autonomy, says author Jonathan Haidt. His book The Anxious Generation argues this has caused an epidemic of mental illness and suggests ways to fix it.

WEKU

One thing stops us from prising teens from their phones: peer pressure

The rise in mental health problems in young people should force politicians to act

The Guardian - UK

I gave my 11-year-old a smartphone and regret it - here's what I wish I'd known, as ministers vote to ban smartphones for under-16s

A ban on the sale of smartphones to under-16s is being considered by the UK Government, following public support for the idea.

GoodToKnow

Social media benefits teen mental health

Being online helps teens avoid suicide, self-harm and other risks. Why do media and lawmakers blame it instead?

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‘Mark Zuckerberg has to bear some blame for youth suicide deaths’

Jonathan Haidt, on the Brave New World podcast, sets out the harm social media and smartphones are doing to children

Evening Standard

Do phones ruin childhoods? Academic Jonathan Haidt on why he thinks so

The bestselling author and professor thinks the combination of smartphones and a loss of unsupervised play is creating an anxious generation

Evening Standard

The Bad Science Behind Jonathan Haidt's Call to Regulate Social Media

Only 22 of the 476 studies in The Anxious Generation contain data on either heavy social media use or serious mental issues among adolescents, and none have data on both.

Reason

If you really want kids to spend less time online, make space for them in the real world

Tech firms can do more, but it’s the government’s job to ensure children have safe places to play – and it’s not doing it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Parents Don't Want Schools to Confiscate Kids' Phones

A new survey highlights how fear-based parenting drives phone-based childhoods.

Reason

Blaming Tech for Teen Troubles

Jonathan Haidt’s clever, insufficient case against smartphones.

Reason

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt review: The awful power of smartphones on children

Forget horror; this is one of the most terrifying books I have read. We all know our phones aren’t great for us, but Jonathan Haidt sets out their true cost in such excruciating detail you will want to look away instead of a mind-numbing scroll through Instagram.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt – a pocket full of poison

An urgent and persuasive warning about the toll of ‘phone-based childhoods’

The Guardian - UK

Five of the best books about democracy in crisis

From mega-conspiracies to evolutionary biology, these books will help you dissect why political systems go awry

The Guardian - UK

Nonfiction to look out for in 2024

From Salman Rushdie’s account of the attempt on his life to Sathnam Sanghera’s thoughts on imperialism via the story of the Tory party’s decline, here are the big hitters coming your way next year

Reason

Helicopter Parenting Hurts Your Kids' Mental Health

Social media overuse among teens may be a symptom, not the cause, of their distress.

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The Guardian - UK

Jo Nesbø: ‘Tom Sawyer was my first murder mystery’

The Norwegian crime writer talks about his early influences, changing tastes and the age-limit for enjoying Hemingway

Reason

Why Are So Many Younger Americans OK With Big Brother Monitoring Their Homes?

Children raised in an atmosphere of fear become adults who prioritize security over liberty.

Reason

Hunter Biden, Second Amendment Warrior?

Plus: Flaws in studies linking teen social media use to depression, debt ceiling deal passes Senate, and more...

Reason

Not Every Study on Teen Depression and Social Media Is Bad. Only Most of Them.

The few good studies on teen depression and social media undercut attempts to establish causal connections between the two.

Chicago Sun-Times

Don’t chalk up all American political discord to social media

When has the nation not been riven by disinformation?

The Conversation

Why reading books is good for society, wellbeing and your career

TikTok allows video up to 10 minutes, but says surveys show almost half its users are stressed by anything longer than a minute. An Instagram video can be up to 90 seconds, but experts reckon the ideal time to maximise engagement is less than 15 seconds. Twitter doubled the length…

Reason

Trump Indictment Could Be the Jolt His Flailing 2024 Campaign Needs

Plus: Evidence that social media causes teen health problems "isn't convincing," more states ban gender transition treatments for minors, and more...

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