▲ 81 ▼ Carmen Osorio, expert in technology addiction: ‘It’s not a good idea to give children a smartphone; in any case, you let them borrow yours’ (english.elpais.com) submitted 2 years ago by tardigrada@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org 69 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I wonder if there are any fake phones you can get them. Or even better yet, just get an old android, absolutely brutalise it software wise, even disabling internet, maybe put like nothing on it or keep it on the lock screen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jarfil@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago* There are fake phones, even fake computers, for little kids to "play being adult". For somewhat older kids that can already hold a tablet without dropping it, a cheap Android tablet with only WiFi, can be stripped down of all the crapware and preloaded with some games, educational stuff, and some media for offline use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago* There are fake phones, even fake computers, for little kids to "play being adult". For somewhat older kids that can already hold a tablet without dropping it, a cheap Android tablet with only WiFi, can be stripped down of all the crapware and preloaded with some games, educational stuff, and some media for offline use. permalink fedilink source parent