Got three kids. They all got a smartphone at 11. But a locked down iOS device initially. As trust and responsibility is built they get given more capability.
I am 100% against completely banning them from using it as it excludes them from important social situations and an anti-technology policy hurts them in the long run.
They're here to stay: be a responsible parent and help them use them safely. Reward what they do well, don't punish them up front.
Edit: my eldest is 2nd year at university now. Without the technology focused upbringing she would have the burden of learning that on top of the education. Now she zooms around on her iPad Pro / Apple Pencil as an extension of herself. No technology is a barrier to her.
> Without the technology focused upbringing she would have the burden of learning that on top of the education.
I don’t see it as a big burden. Do you think it took 18 year olds in 2010 who got an iPad when they first came out a long time to learn how to use them?
I am 100% against completely banning them from using it as it excludes them from important social situations and an anti-technology policy hurts them in the long run.
They're here to stay: be a responsible parent and help them use them safely. Reward what they do well, don't punish them up front.
Edit: my eldest is 2nd year at university now. Without the technology focused upbringing she would have the burden of learning that on top of the education. Now she zooms around on her iPad Pro / Apple Pencil as an extension of herself. No technology is a barrier to her.