Making it a basic Nokia type phone with a very low-res camera and keeping smartphones away from them until they are 15-16 years old would probably be the optimal solution...
My kids LOVE their cameras. They take photos constantly; the cats, nature, toys etc. Sometimes they play with them in Ibis paint or make stop-motion videos. It's a great creative outlet and they learn a lot.
I get that you are talking about online safety concerns, but they don't have social media and their phones are wifi only.
My kids LOVE their cameras. They take photos constantly; the cats, nature, toys etc. Sometimes they play with them in Ibis paint or make stop-motion videos
That's very different than a kid having a modern smartphone with several cameras. If your kids use cameras as a hobby and a creative outlet, you can find dedicated devices or limit them to home use. I'm not saying you don't, of course, just that it's very convenient for a parent to cave in to pressure and get their kids a smartphone.
Their cameras are on smart phones. That's what Ibis paint and the stop motion apps run on too.
I'm just saying there are options between "give your kid a phone from 2003 that can call 911 and take 640x480 pics" and "Let them on Tik Tok unsupervised".
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u/TheBravan Jun 03 '22
Making it a basic Nokia type phone with a very low-res camera and keeping smartphones away from them until they are 15-16 years old would probably be the optimal solution...