Regulating kids’ smartphone usage doesn’t work – they shouldn’t have one in the first placeWith a new study revealing poor health markers in young children who own a smartphone, Dr David Coleman says we need to get them out of our kids’ livesExpecting small children to regulate their smartphone usage is unreasonable – even adults struggle with this. Photo: Picture posed/GettyDr David Coleman Today at 06:30Smartphones are ubiquitous. Could we manage our lives without them? Children certainly could, yet the latest CyberSafeKids trends and usage report showed that two out of every five 8 to 12-year-olds have their own smartphone.

Source: Irish Independent January 01, 2026 00:17 UTC