Hundreds of Parents Back New Movement to Keep Smartphones From Children

Published on July 1, 2024

A new campaign encouraging parents to stop their children from accessing smartphone at a young age is gaining momentum in Australia. The group, ‘Wait Mate,’ was founded by a group of parents determined to help their kids remains kids. They are encouraging families to keep children from accessing smartphone devices until high school. Co-founder Jessica Mendoza-Roth said she had been inspired by a similar program in the United States. “I was inspired to create ‘Wait Mate’ after learning about ‘Wait Until 8th’ on a trip to America last year,” the Sydney mum told The Epoch Times. “This U.S. organisation now has over 60,000 pledges and many Silicon Valley technology executives are behind it, saying ‘no’ to the smartphone until at least 14 for their children as they are acutely aware of its addictive nature.”...

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