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Almost the whole town near Dublin has agreed to withhold phones from their children, until at least age 12, meaning that the vast majority of the area's 3,500 primary school pupils are phone-free.
I cannot understand how quickly and easily so many of us have caved in as parents
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Barbara Friedman chats online news trends which includes parents and schools going viral for banning smartphones for kids.
Greystones, Ireland - In a bid to protect their children's innocence and prolong childhood, parents in the coastal town of Greystones have come together
Parents in a town in Ireland have come together in a bid to remove the temptations of smartphones from their children’s daily life.