Jonathan Haidt

So no smartphone before 14. Give them a flip phone. You want to keep in touch with them? You want them to call you? Give them a flip phone. It's a phone. It's not a way for strange men to contact them. Second rule, no social media before 16. This is really important. Social media is wildly inappropriate. Even if they could remove 90% of the porn and the grooming and the violence,

So no smartphone before 14. Give them a flip phone. You want to keep in touch with them? You want them to call you? Give them a flip phone. It's a phone. It's not a way for strange men to contact them. Second rule, no social media before 16. This is really important. Social media is wildly inappropriate. Even if they could remove 90% of the porn and the grooming and the violence,

So no smartphone before 14. Give them a flip phone. You want to keep in touch with them? You want them to call you? Give them a flip phone. It's a phone. It's not a way for strange men to contact them. Second rule, no social media before 16. This is really important. Social media is wildly inappropriate. Even if they could remove 90% of the porn and the grooming and the violence,

Even if they can move 100%, these things are engineered to addict your child, take all of their available time, damage their ability to attend, take every moment. Kids, you know, now that the iPhone is waterproof, kids take it into the shower. They are never without stuff coming in. So just no social media till 16.

Even if they can move 100%, these things are engineered to addict your child, take all of their available time, damage their ability to attend, take every moment. Kids, you know, now that the iPhone is waterproof, kids take it into the shower. They are never without stuff coming in. So just no social media till 16.

Even if they can move 100%, these things are engineered to addict your child, take all of their available time, damage their ability to attend, take every moment. Kids, you know, now that the iPhone is waterproof, kids take it into the shower. They are never without stuff coming in. So just no social media till 16.

at least but that should be the norm the third is phone free schools if you are able to call or text your child during the school day i guarantee you your child feels like she has to check her phone often because lots of kids are texting each other direct messaging each other sending snaps talking about the latest video on tick tock this is the last thing you want your child to be doing in school you want your child to be listening to the teacher or sending notes back and forth

at least but that should be the norm the third is phone free schools if you are able to call or text your child during the school day i guarantee you your child feels like she has to check her phone often because lots of kids are texting each other direct messaging each other sending snaps talking about the latest video on tick tock this is the last thing you want your child to be doing in school you want your child to be listening to the teacher or sending notes back and forth

at least but that should be the norm the third is phone free schools if you are able to call or text your child during the school day i guarantee you your child feels like she has to check her phone often because lots of kids are texting each other direct messaging each other sending snaps talking about the latest video on tick tock this is the last thing you want your child to be doing in school you want your child to be listening to the teacher or sending notes back and forth

like literally physically talking to their friends in school, not hundreds of people around the world. So phone-free schools is a must. If you can reach your child during the school day, your child's education is not nearly as good as it could be if she had a phone-free school. Oh, and California's going phone-free. This is really great news.

like literally physically talking to their friends in school, not hundreds of people around the world. So phone-free schools is a must. If you can reach your child during the school day, your child's education is not nearly as good as it could be if she had a phone-free school. Oh, and California's going phone-free. This is really great news.

like literally physically talking to their friends in school, not hundreds of people around the world. So phone-free schools is a must. If you can reach your child during the school day, your child's education is not nearly as good as it could be if she had a phone-free school. Oh, and California's going phone-free. This is really great news.

Governor Newsom signed, I think he signed the bill already, but California schools will be phone-free in a year or two. That's amazing.

Governor Newsom signed, I think he signed the bill already, but California schools will be phone-free in a year or two. That's amazing.

Governor Newsom signed, I think he signed the bill already, but California schools will be phone-free in a year or two. That's amazing.

And porn and social media. That's right.

And porn and social media. That's right.

And porn and social media. That's right.

Yes, it does. Yes, it does. So two things. First, getting rid of the phones is the easy part because all the teachers hate it. All the principals hate it. So you got to get rid of the phones. Second, it's the phones that destroy lunchtime and time in between classes. They're not going to be on their laptop in the hallway, but they are on their phones.

Yes, it does. Yes, it does. So two things. First, getting rid of the phones is the easy part because all the teachers hate it. All the principals hate it. So you got to get rid of the phones. Second, it's the phones that destroy lunchtime and time in between classes. They're not going to be on their laptop in the hallway, but they are on their phones.