Jo Frost
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Oh, really?
Absolutely.
Your suggestion box.
Oh, for the kids.
So it gets used in different ways, but predominantly it was to bring...
to bring children to a place that felt it difficult to articulate emotionally what they needed from their families, an opportunity to write that down.
I know that we have to hold...
a standard and hopefully, as we speak, laws that change that so that we hold big tech and companies responsible.
But I want to say this, and I think it's going to be discomfort for a lot of families.
Parents have got to take ownership of that.
They have to.
Meaning we can't just say, oh, well, our child's using the screen.
You know, that's what they do now.
Paul, I'm watching six-month-old babies holding phones.
I would encourage and suggest strongly to so many parents to understand that when you choose to put a phone in your six month, nine month, two year olds hands, what you are doing is prohibiting their development.
You are.
And that's not to take away the fact that parents need a break.
But what do you think parents were doing before 2010?
It's OK for children to cry.
It's OK for children to be unhappy.