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Teen Smartphones - Yes or No
Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller
English - May 23, 2024 04:00 - 1 minute - 944 KB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsKids & Family Religion & Spirituality Christianity youth culture today cpyu walt mueller radio youth ministry teenagers youth culture student ministry parenting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
A friend recently told me about a conversation about smartphones that happened at her family dinner table. She and her husband had established a wise policy for their son and daughter: you cannot have a phone until you turn fifteen. Their son, age seventeen, had had his smartphone for two years. Their daughter, age fourteen, was very much looking forward to her upcoming fifteenth birthday so that she could enter the world of the smartphone. At one point during the meal, the daughter excitedly share her anticipation: “I can’t wait until I turn fifteen so that I can get my own smartphone!” Before anyone else had a chance to respond, her seventeen-year-old brother turned to her, held up his phone, and very seriously said, “Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Since I got this thing two years ago, I’m more anxious than ever.” Parents, I’m sure you’re wondering when to put a smartphone in the hands of your kids. Take into account the wisdom this teenager gained from his own negative experience.