DiscoverAustralia Wide'Can't just hope for the best': Hundreds of parents make 'phone pledge' to keep kids off social media
'Can't just hope for the best': Hundreds of parents make 'phone pledge' to keep kids off social media

'Can't just hope for the best': Hundreds of parents make 'phone pledge' to keep kids off social media

Update: 2024-09-11
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United by fear of the harms of social media, and a shared nostalgia for a screen-free childhood, hundreds of parents in regional Victoria have shown interest in keeping smartphones out of their kids' hands for as long as they can.

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'Can't just hope for the best': Hundreds of parents make 'phone pledge' to keep kids off social media

'Can't just hope for the best': Hundreds of parents make 'phone pledge' to keep kids off social media

Australian Broadcasting Corporation