Do Kids Need Their Own Phone to Stay Connected to Friends?

In this Brave Briefing, Kelly addresses the ever-present plea of kids to have their own phone to connect with friends. Is the only real option to give them a smartphone? We do not believe so and therefore present the simple and powerful alternative: The Home Smartphone.

Resources referenced:

Pinwheel Kid-Safe Phones
Corded handset for Smartphone

Articles referenced:

How Parenting and Self-Control Mediates the Link between Social Media and Youth Mental Health
Common Sense Media Consensus: Media Use in Tweens & Teens

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