When are children too young to use smart phones? | Telecom Consumer Discussion Forums

My nephews, both aged below 10, are currently using smartphones and tablets. They don’t own any nor bring one to school but they borrow it from their parents or from other relatives while at home or on the move (to keep them still in the car). I think it’s the balance between using these smartphones. We can’t keep such things away to kids these days especially when you can see everyone using it. It’s the guidance that these kids need from their parents and other adults around them on how to properly use it, when or where. My nephews play with their friends outside the house and play the normal games we used to play in the old days. They sometimes play (recently just dance games) using xbox, other times they play using smartphones and tablets. They both also do very well in school and they belong to the top classes.

There really is a big difference when it comes to technology during our time and today’s generation. Of course we won’t have that chance to do what kids do today because technology in the old times are not that advance as today. TV was our only means of entertainment as a kid and other than that, we have to play the games like running, puzzles and such. 

With today’s generation, there are tons of tech gadget. Computers are even used in schools at an early age. Some schools even would let them use a tablet (ipad, android, etc.) as a tool for learning. You can’t keep that away from kids. The only thing the parents and the adults around them can do is to guide them properly, how and when to use it, and of course make sure that they also have physical activities that would be good for their health like engaging in sports. The failure usually comes when parents aren’t bothered enough.