Are smartphones rewiring my kid’s brain?
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Robin Barfield2025-02-13T10:04:00
Robin Barfield wonders if Christian parents are sometimes a little too negative on the impact of smart phones and social media. For an alternative perspective click here.
How do you feel about smartphones and social media? Does it fill you with panic or have you not really thought about it? Many parents that I have spoken to land on one side or other of the controlling/permissive line – either they just want to ban them, or they give an unprotected smart phone to their 5-year-old. These are thorny issues which many of us are deeply divided over.
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