[natchy]

During the rise of smart phones I wouldn’t have blamed parents. It was an unknown, assumed to be like tv (which the article states)

But with everything we know now, there’s no excuse. Parents are being irresponsible letting their child have a smart device.

A ten year old? Forget it.

[alex_duf]

I think it's easy to say, but harder to apply when the said ten years old is reporting all their friends has a smartphone and as such they're missing on social events, private jokes or made fun of.

My niece went through that and my sister caved in. I get it. I'm with you in principle but the reality is harder than that in my opinion.