Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families · Dr Justin Coulson
When Do You Give The Kids a Smart Phone?
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A new study reveals kids under 12 with smartphones have 57% higher odds of mental health problems by age 13.
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A clear, parent-first case for holding off on smartphones a little longer.
Happy Families turns a familiar parental question into something with real stakes: when is a child actually ready for a smartphone? It opens with a new Pediatrics study that followed 10,000 12-year-olds, then returns to the same hard finding that earlier smartphone use is linked…
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Still deciding on your kid's first phone? This gives you a practical, evidence-backed answer.
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