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At what age do you give your child a mobile phone?

The quick answer is that it’s less about age and more about maturity. A mobile phone today is much more than a handy device to make necessary phone calls: it’s a mini-computer, internet trawling whiz gadget. That’s a lot of power in the hands of a child, preteen or teen whose reasoning and deduction capabilities […]

Digital overload

  Do you need a digital break? Quick check: if you are reading this online, how many browser tabs do you have open? If you’re reading it in print, do you also have your tablet open with Candy Crush, are you scanning your text messages on your phone at the same time, and are you […]