{"id":2020700,"date":"2023-09-03T08:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T12:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/entire-town-bans-cellphones-for-kids-after-three-months-residents-have-learned-plenty\/"},"modified":"2023-09-03T08:54:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T12:54:52","slug":"entire-town-bans-cellphones-for-kids-after-three-months-residents-have-learned-plenty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/entire-town-bans-cellphones-for-kids-after-three-months-residents-have-learned-plenty\/","title":{"rendered":"Town bans kids&#8217; cellphones &#8211; Residents learn a lot in 3 months."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fentire-town-bans-cellphones-for-kids-after-three-months-residents-have-learned-plenty%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2020700&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Entire Town Bans Cellphones for Kids\u200d &#8211; After Three Months,\u2063 Residents Have Learned Plenty<\/h2>\n<p>Three months after parents in the Irish town of\u2063 Greystones adopted a voluntary smartphone ban for their children,\u2064 they are united in praising the positive effects it has \u200bhad.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, \u200dparents\u2019\u200d associations from all eight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-irreversible-consequences-of-school-closures\/\" title=\"The Irreversible Consequences of School Closures\">primary schools<\/a> in Greystones agreed to establish a voluntary \u201cno-smartphone code\u201d for children until they\u2019re \u2064in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">secondary school<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/jun\/03\/much-easier-to-say-no-irish-town-unites-in-smartphone-ban-for-young-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> \u2064 reported.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bGreystones school system had already barred pupils from using\u200b smart\u2063 devices \u200cin the classroom, but the parents\u2019 associations decided this wasn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n<p>The entire parent population committed to the\u2062 ban, hoping to \u200bsee an improvement in\u2063 their\u2064 children\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-brings-environmentalist-hysteria-new-low-claims-climate-causing-illness-among-young-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mental health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, after having stuck with\u2062 it \u200bfor three months, many parents have expressed their satisfaction with the results.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt gives \u200bme another three\u200d years for my daughter not \u2063to have a smartphone,\u201d Anja Schubert, a Greystones resident of 25 years, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/8985991\/inside-town-banned-kids-from-mobile-phones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suppose the\u200b majority of people would feel under\u200c pressure to buy a\u2063 phone for their child because their\u2063 peers have it,\u201d she said. \u201cSo the more kids that don\u2019t have \u200cone, the\u200c easier it is for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Caroline Nolan,\u2064 who has two boys in\u2064 infants\u2063 school, \u200calso\u2062 discussed the ban: \u201cAs\u2064 a family, we\u2019ve \u00adspoken openly about how they wouldn\u2019t have phones until the\u200c end \u2064of sixth class going into first year. And \u200cthat\u2019s something that\u2063 we\u200d are \u2062quite strict \u2064about.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Do\u2063 you agree with these residents?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Completing this poll entitles \u200dyou to \u200cThe Western Journal news updates free \u200bof charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I \u200bthink \u2062collectively in the community, with everyone doing it, it takes the pressure off,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The push to \u2063ban smartphones in Greystones came after \u200btwo young girls in the area\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-outnumbered-hosts-become-visibly-emotional-discussing-horrific-new-jersey-bullying-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">committed suicide<\/a> \u2063 as the result \u200cof\u200b bullying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s\u2063 terrifying because \u200dit\u2019s \u2063something that happens between\u200d the social world and\u2063 your\u2063 kid \u2014 \u2062something that you really have\u200b no part\u2063 in, because they don\u2019t want you to see \u200bit,\u201d Johnny Hayden,\u2064 a dad of three girls, told The Sun. \u201cIt\u2019s\u2062 something\u200b that scares \u2063you, really.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cyberbullying was also a\u2062 major concern of Waterford County, which quickly followed Greystones\u2019 example and asked \u200ball parents not to\u200b give their children access to smartphones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore and more, we are seeing\u2063 young children \u200cexperiencing issues around anxiety,\u201d St. Ursula\u2019s Ursuline\u200d primary school Principal Triona Daly said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/news\/munster\/arid-41206609.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irish Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have\u200c seen first-hand that many of\u200d these issues are due to the influence of social media,\u201d Daly said. \u201cOver \u200bthe last few years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/english-children-returning-to-schools-with-mandatory-masks-today\/\" title=\"English Children Returning to Schools With Mandatory Masks Today\">primary school children<\/a> are presenting with issues that were\u200d previously\u2064 deemed to be more \u2018teenage\u200b issues.\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tiktok-study-reveals-disturbing-self-harm-trends-fcc-chair-gives-ominous-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Self-harming<\/a> and cyberbullying are just some of the\u200c problematic issues we\u2019re\u200d dealing\u2064 with on a\u2063 regular basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An initiative \u200bto \u200dprotect children from these\u200b harms was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hgtv-hosts-ben-erin-napier-respond-critics-initiative-ban-smartphones-social-media-elementary-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently launched<\/a> in the U.S. by HGTV\u2019s \u201cHome Town Takeover\u201d hosts Ben and Erin Napier, who seek to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senate-candidate-pat-mccroy-brought-crt-to-north-carolina-schools\/\" title=\"GOP Senate Candidate Pat McCroy Brought CRT to North Carolina Schools\">elementary school-aged children<\/a> off\u2063 of smartphones and social media.<\/p>\n<p>Their \u200dnon-profit group, known as\u200d \u201cOsprey\u201d\u200b [Old School Parents Raising Engaged Youth], aims to unite parents in the goal to live \u201csocial lives\u200b without social media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Data collected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2020\/07\/28\/parenting-approaches-and-concerns-related-to-digital-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pew Research \u200cCenter<\/a> \u200dsuggested \u200bthat the large majority of parents agree that children under 12 years \u200cshouldn\u2019t possess a smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>However, far fewer\u200b have\u2064 actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/entire-town-bans-cellphones-for-kids-after-three-months-residents-have-learned-plenty\/\" title=\"Town bans kids' cellphones - Residents learn a lot in 3 months.\">implemented rules limiting smartphone usage<\/a>, and most\u200b respondents with children under 12 expressed concern \u200cthat\u200b their child spends\u200c too much time in front of screens.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/entire-town-bans-cellphones-kids-three-months-residents-learned-plenty\/\">Entire\u200c Town Bans Cellphones for Kids &#8211; \u200bAfter\u2064 Three Months, Residents\u200b Have Learned Plenty<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents in Greystones, Ireland, implemented a voluntary smartphone ban for their children three months ago. All eight primary schools in the town agreed to a &#8220;no-smartphone code&#8221; until secondary school. 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