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Parents, let’s make a pact to get our kids off their screens and back to real-life play

April 24, 2024 by Guest Commentary

Laura Yuen Parents may shrug that it's too late to reverse the epidemic of smart phones. But if we all banded together, couldn't we save childhood? My oldest child just turned 11. Now is the time to be begging my friends โ€” the parents of his closest buddies โ€” to sign a pact: We will resist the temptation to hand them their own smart phones or let them join social media, … [Read more...] about Parents, let’s make a pact to get our kids off their screens and back to real-life play

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