Delighted to be supporting the grassroots campaign that empowers parents to make informed choices about the access their children have to technology. As a recent Guardian article highlights (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/27/screen-time-damage-under-twos-development-study), there really isn't an argument for providing toddlers with access to smartphones and other devices. Despite this, recent research suggests that by 3-5 years of age, 20% of young children have
Parents and carers of children and young people are invited to Kettlefields Primary School this evening for a workshop facilitated by a speaker from the 'Smartphone Free Childhood' campaign group. This is of real interest to me, as in clinical practice I often see issues arising with technology five, ten, or fifteen years downstream from those early decisions to give a child a phone or device whilst the grown ups grabbed a few minutes of peace. Of course no one intends to gi
