Untethered by Emma Wilkins
Photo Source: Unsplash Our 13-year-old should be home by now. He can call—on a pay phone, on a friend’s phone, on a stranger’s phone—but we cannot call him, we haven’t given him his own. Studies, research, experts, tell us smartphones and social media and screens are doing harm. Switching on is easy, switching off is hard; especially when devices are always in arm’s reach, and platforms are addictive by design. It’s not just about what kids are accessing, it’s what they miss. When...