Children under 13 years of age in this European city cannot use mobile phones: this is how this city in Ireland has managed to keep children away from the screens.
Prohibiting the use of mobile phones by minors is a widely discussed topic. The idea in general always comes from sectors that deny technology and, of course, until now the decision always remained in the hands of the parents of each minor. This has changed in a European city that has taken action on the matter.
Greystones is a city south of Dublin and they want to prohibit the use of mobile phones for children under 13 years of age. Yes, you read it right. The use of mobile phones by children under 13 years of age would be prohibited for anyone under this age, which is something most unusual and even more so when it comes to an entire city according to this new rule.
The idea comes from the hand of different associations of fathers and mothers. The different groups have come to an agreement to carry out this proposal and, above all, to have it accepted by the city as another standard. The general reason is to prevent boys and girls from suffering from anxiety or any disorder caused by the mobile.
Phones are out of the hands of children under 13 at home and at school. There will be no time when children can have access to mobile phones. The situation is ideal as it is a norm that applies to all boys and girls under 13 years of age, since there are no exceptions, the feeling is one of complete equality before the proposal.
Prohibiting the use of mobile phones for children under 13 has been carried out in this city
Childhoods are getting shorter, say the mothers and fathers of these children. Keeping them away from the toxicity of social networks and all the problems that come with growing up stuck in a digital world is one of the main incentives for this proposal with which to prohibit the use of mobile phones by minors.
Fathers, mothers and teachers agree with the new norm. Being something that applies to all boys and girls, there is no problem for authority figures to say no when children want to use mobile phones. Boys and girls have different opinions, although the norm is generally accepted as indicated by The Guardian.
Logically, the measure can be criticized from different points of view. But it will be interesting to see how the absence of mobile devices benefits or harms these children. In addition, waiting to be 13 years old to obtain a smartphone is a more than adequate age at the level of maturational development, so this will not entail any type of trauma throughout the wait.
