Smartphones have entered our lives for good and have become necessary for any work or even for socializing.
Not surprisingly, many children use them. So this is where the debate begins: There are too many who are not sure about the benefits they offer. Many parents worry that they are addictive and expose children to inappropriate and harmful content. 
So more and more people believe that restrictions are needed.
Still others believe that some of the risks are exaggerated. They argue that phones help with child development, including socialization, and that the harm they cause is not as great as critics believe.
Europe's recommendation to parents: Aiming to improve children's "digital well-being", it recommends that parents not give smartphones to children under 11, but "non-smart devices".
In accordance with CNBC, Sapien Labs study conducted on 27.969 18-24-year-olds from 41 countries, the data showed that young people's mental health was worse the earlier they got their first smartphone.
More specifically: 74% of girls who got their first smartphone at age 6 said they felt sad or struggled.
The figure dropped to 52% for children who got their first smartphone at age 15.
The corresponding percentages for boys amount to 42% for the first case, while in the second they decreased to 36%.
As you know mobile phones are already banned in schools. But the ban is rarely followed like any other law in Greece, see ban on smoking in public places. Below I list a bunch of seemingly unrelated questions. Who will provide answers?
Is there really a golden ratio? Who exaggerates? Is the socialization that we experienced a thing of the past in the age of the internet and social media? Maybe the kids don't frequent the malls anymore?
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Should today's parents learn what boundaries are? Should they become role models to inspire children? (Inspiration is not enforcement.) Are regulations for everyone?
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After all, what do parents have to do with teachers? It is well known that teachers have a hard time crossing boundaries with children they have never had. And these children did not grow, someone has given them education.
What do you think about smartphones? Should children have?
