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1 month, 1 week ago

How parents can manage their children's smartphone use

NL Times

In today's digital age, smartphones have become an essential part of daily life, not just for adults but also for children. How should parents manage their children's smartphone use, and at what age is it appropriate for a child to have their own smartphone? With the increasing prevalence of smartphones, children are not only exposed to educational content and social …

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1 month, 1 week ago

It’s time to ‘divorce’ your children from their phones

The Independent

It’s a discussion that has become a weekly occurrence in Soban Bashir’s home: a “game” that many parents will be familiar with – one of stubbornly sticking to your guns, played on both sides. “Social media is doing harm to our kids and I’m calling time on it,” Albanese said during his announcement. “The thing is, asking the internet, rather …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Banning kids from using smartphones? Yeah, right!

The Independent

The debate around kids and smartphones has been rumbling on for about as long as they have been in existence. But this so-called Smartphone Free Childhood “pact” currently gaining momentum online – with campaigners urging education secretary Bridget Phillipson to take action to curb the use of smartphones in schools – has particularly irked me. This was especially true for …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Teen’s scooter robbed at gunpoint in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times

Two unidentified youths robbed a 19-year-old youth of his scooter at gunpoint in Maloya on Tuesday evening. According to Lovekush, two boys stopped him while he was riding his scooter in Maloya, Chandigarh. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The victim, Lovekush, a resident of Maloya, was targeted near the cremation ground around 9.15 pm while he was returning home from his …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Man applauded for refusing to pay neighborhood child for mowing his lawn

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

France looking to ban phones in school

China Daily

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-08-29 09:41 France is to try out a ban on mobile phones at school for students aged 15 and under in an effort to give youngsters a "digital pause". The report noted what it said was "a very clear consensus on the direct and indirect negative effects of digital …

School Phones

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Indore boy, 13, uses mother's mobile phone, she attacks him with sickle

India Today

A woman allegedly attacked her 13-year-old son with a sickle and injured him after she saw him using her mobile phone at their home in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, police said on Tuesday. The boy, a Class 8 student, alleged that his mother attacked him with a sickle at their home in the Simrol police station area on Sunday, he said. …

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4 months ago

'An e-bike thug stole my phone right from my hands... two weeks later it was at infamous Chinese port - how are they getting away with it so easily?'

Daily Mail

A distraught Londoner has described the horrifying moment his phone was stolen 'right from my hands' and the confusion he felt when two weeks later it surfaced at an infamous Chinese port. Sukru Haskan posted this picture of his stolen iPhone all the way in Shenzhen, China In a separate incident in May, a thief on a bike was seen …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

American parents want their children to have phones in schools

Live Mint

“It’s like they don’t trust us,” says Eva King, a 14-year-old pupil at Alice Deal Middle School in Washington, DC. “It would be unrealistic to expect that one thing—social media—is driving adolescent mental health.” Most parents want their children to have phones available at school. In February the National Parents Union, an advocacy group, polled 1,506 public-school parents and found …

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5 months ago

Pressure mounts on Labour over smartphones after survey raises concerns on usage by children

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “But I do think I will sit down with anyone to look at how we’ll …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

iPhone theft victim is sent death threats and gunman video after tracking stolen device to China

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. iPhone victim sent threatening video showing man armed with …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

A phone of her own: Digital gap’s fallout on young women in rural India

The Hindu

In the winding alleys of Haryana’s Nalwa village, Hisar district, just about 165 km west of New Delhi, India’s Capital, a group of teenage girls takes time out from studying and housework to meet in the evening. Currently in Class 12, she says, “I do not know about the admission process or the entrance exam, as I do not have …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Asked to Leave School for Using Mobile, Arunachal Pradesh Boy Dies by Suicide

News 18

A 15-year-old boy in Arunachal Pradesh has died allegedly by suicide a day after he was asked to leave his school for using a mobile phone on the campus as it is against the rule, an officer said on Tuesday. The body of Chirang Kri, a class 10 student, was found hanging from a tree by the bank of the …

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6 months ago

Opinion: Smartphones have silenced kids, and that isn’t a good thing. Hooray for LAUSD’s ban

LA Times

A high school student look at her phone in 2019. Now, our letter writers are once again united, but this time in praise: With barely any exceptions, they’re writing in approval of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s ban on phones during the school day. To the editor: I just finished my 29th year teaching high school English and would …

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6 months ago

Should young kids have smartphones? These parents in Europe linked arms and said no

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That’s the endgame of an increasing number of parents …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Looking at the phone while parenting: Why toddler parents try, and fail, to concentrate on their kids.

Slate

Once, when I was scrolling, I came across the headline “Your Kids Think You’re Addicted to Your Phone” from the New York Times. My dad has often told me that on the occasions he took his kids to the park solo, he’d look at another dad grinning through children’s games and feel certain that this man was trying to so …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

The race to make smartphones illegal for children under 16 – and why it matters

The Telegraph

When Steve Jobs climbed onto a stage in San Francisco to unveil the first iPhone in 2007, he promised a revolution. Soon after, most children who had the pocket money, or willing parents, had ditched their “dumb” flip phones or “bricks” and picked up a smartphone – with the darkest recesses of the internet a few taps away, and widespread …

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10 months ago

’Today we help….’: UK PM bans mobile phones across England schools

Live Mint

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has banned mobile phones across all schools in England. PM Sunka said schools that have already banned mobile phones on their campuses have led to a 'better learning' environment'. While many schools around the UK are already prohibiting mobile phone use with great results, the British government said the new guidance will ensure there is …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese student falls prey to cyber kidnapping in US

Live Mint

A new criminal trend has emerged known as 'cyber kidnapping' that parents across the globe could fall victim to. In the US, cyber kidnappers have been targeting foreign exchange students recently, in particular, Chinese foreign exchange students, and extorting huge amounts of money from parents. Cyber kidnapping in the US In the US, 17-year-old Kai Zhuang was reported missing last …

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1 year, 1 month ago

16-year-old addicted to mobile games dies by suicide after father takes away phone

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: A 16-year-old boy who was addicted to playing video games hanged himself after his father took away his smartphone. On November 16, he had a heated argument with his father after he was told to stop playing games on his smartphone and focus on his studies. Police officers said his father then took away his cell phone as he …

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1 year, 2 months ago

The 1 Thing You Shouldn't Rely On When Giving Your Child A Cellphone

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING If you have a child who’s learned how to speak, it’s only a matter of time before they ask for their own cellphone. To do so, you should rely less on monitoring what your child is doing and more on mentoring them in the safe use of technology, according to Devorah Heitner, author of “Growing Up In …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Young Chinese adults can’t find work. Now many have a new job description: ‘Full-time children’

LA Times

Tian Yinan was browsing social media last fall when she stumbled upon a video diary of an intriguing new type of job. “It’s impossible to accept that I studied for so long, graduated from university and would start working full-time, just to make that little money,” she said. “Money is important, but it’s not my whole life.” Online critics have …

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1 year, 3 months ago

China says it has not banned purchase, use of iPhones, foreign phone brands

The Hindu

China has not issued a ban on the purchase and use of foreign phone brands, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday, in response to media reports that said some government agencies and firms had told staff to stop using Apple's iPhones at work. "China has not issued laws, regulations or policy documents that prohibit the purchase and use of …

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1 year, 3 months ago

China’s ‘full-time children’ move back in with parents and take on chores as good jobs grow scarce

Associated Press

TAIPEI, Taiwan — When she first moved to the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen after graduating from college, Marguerite Wang imagined she would spend her career working hard in a big city. “So for the only child of a family, who received education, who grew up in a so-called time of abundance, it’s very difficult to embrace that kind of …

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1 year, 3 months ago

China's 'full-time children' move back in with parents, take on chores as good jobs grow scarce

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If “full-time adult children” were counted as unemployed, the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi govt advises parents to make sure children don't carry mobile phones to schools

India TV News

The Delhi government on Thursday issued an advisory on restrictions of use of mobile phones in school premises requesting parents to ensure that their wards do not carry cell phones to the school. "Parents are requested to ensure that their wards do not carry mobile phones in the school premises. mobile phones should strictly not be allowed in the classrooms," …

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1 year, 4 months ago

China to limit teenagers’ smartphone use to two hours a day

The Telegraph

China is set to limit teenagers’ use of smartphones to two hours a day in one of the most stringent crackdowns on technology addiction among children in the world. The watchdog said the minor mode programmes mark an upgraded version of the “teenager mode” that was introduced in 2019, in what officials said at the time was a bid to …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Study shares findings on students' smartphone habits

China Daily

Young students in China have relatively low levels of mobile phone addiction, but it still has significant negative impact on their sleep and memory, according to a recent study. Around 80 percent of primary and secondary school students do not have mobile phone addiction, which can be attributed to strict restrictions on phone use at schools, the study said. The …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Scolded by father for buying I-Phone, 17-year-old ends life

Hindustan Times

A 17-year-old college student was found hanging from a tree near the Kalyan railway track on Monday night, police said and added it was a suspected case of suicide. HT Image One of the two mobile phones - an iPhone 14 and a Redmi android phone – found in his pocket was ringing and on answering it, the police found …

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1 year, 8 months ago

How to set 'Parental control' on your child's new phone: Guide

India TV News

With the increasing prevalence of smartphones in modern society, it is not uncommon for children to receive their smartphones at a young age. Once Screen Time is enabled, you can set various limits and restrictions for your child's device usage, such as app limits, content & privacy restrictions, and downtime schedules. You can also manage app usage, web content, and …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Addicted to Mobile Games, 15-Year-Old Boy Dies by Suicide After Parents Refuse to Fix Broken Phone

News 18

A 15-year-old boy allegedly ended his life by suicide after his parents stopped him from playing games on mobile phone. Deputy Commissioner of Police Saad Miya Khan said that the body of the boy was found hanging from the ceiling fan with a ‘dupatta’ at his house. The DCP said preliminary inquiry has revealed that the child took the extreme …

Mobile Phone Boy

1 year, 11 months ago

China keeping 1 hour daily limit on kids’ online games

Associated Press

HONG KONG — As the week-long Lunar New Year holidays in China draw near with promises of feasts and red envelopes stuffed with cash, children have another thing to look forward to –- one extra hour of online games each day. For years, Chinese authorities have sought to control how much time kids can spend playing games online, to fight …

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2 years ago

Class Eight Student Behind Premonitory WhatsApp Messages, Weird Occurrences in Home of Kottarakkara-based Family

News 18

Electric cables getting burnt, appliances malfunctioning, abusive and premonitory WhatsApp messages, were just some of the weird experiences a family in Kottarakkara area of this southern Kerala district were going through for past several months and only after the police intervened that the culprit was found to be a member of the family — a 14-year old boy. Regarding the …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Is a smartphone-free childhood possible

The Hindu

There used to be time when telephones were tethered to a connection box in the living room. Before teachers and parents could even debate about the good- and ill-effects of the ubiquitous device, children were further pushed towards the smartphone to attend classes and study. In today’s tech-driven world, several parents use mobile devices to keep their children entertained or …

Children

2 years, 1 month ago

US School Bans Phones on Campus After Students use Them Excessively

News 18

A US school has banned the use of smartphones on campus after students were found to be using them excessively. According to The Wall Street Journal, students frequently looked down at their phones during meals and even in class, where phones were prohibited. Read | Annual Pollution-led School Closures Affect Learning, Experts Suggest ‘Institutionalising’ Bad Air Breaks The decision to …

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$3-year-old goes to cops to file complaint against mom for \'stealing his candies\'$

2 years, 2 months ago

3-year-old goes to cops to file complaint against mom for \'stealing his candies\'

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: An upset toddler reached a police station with his life’s biggest grievance – his mother stealing his candies. Leaving everyone in splits, a 3-year-old kid, who was miffed with his mother, insisted his father to take him to the police station for registering a complaint against his mother for stealing his candies. The toddler’s father, narrating the whole incident …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Your China-made smartphone may have microprocessor from Indian scrapyard, say UP Police

Firstpost

Cops fear spare parts that were being salvaged and sent back to China also included memory chips through which the Chinese were stealing personal data of Indians from their scrapped phones GB Nagar: The eleven Chinese nationals, who have been arrested in connection with what could be a spy ring running out of UP’s Noida, were running a smartphone scrap …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala govt to launch mobile app to prevent cyber crimes against children

Deccan Chronicle

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government is taking various steps, like coming out with a mobile app, to prevent cyber crimes against children in the state, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday. Vijayan was responding to queries in the legislative assembly regarding the increasing instances of cyber crimes against children and steps taken by his government and its agencies to …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Public Servants Should Not Use Mobile Phones During Office Hours For Personal Use: Madras High Court Orders Govt To Frame Regulations

Live Law

Madras High Court has criticised the public servants who utilise mobile phones and cameras during office hours unnecessarily and directed the Government authorities to frame regulations in line with the Tamil Nadu Government Servants' Conduct Rules, 1973.Justice S.M Subramaniam of the Madurai Bench was hearing a plea made by a Superintendent in the Tiruchirapalli Regional Workshop. Madras High Court has …

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3 years ago

Survey says smartphones impact in-person relationships

Live Mint

“It is an undisputed fact that smartphones have become an integral part of our lives, helping us stay connected…giving us access to information and improving our productivity. Here are some of its key takeaways: 74 per cent of Indian parents said they feel their relationship with their kids maybe hurt because of smartphones. About 80 per cent said they are …

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3 years ago

Parents Beware, Phone Addiction Can Hurt Relationship With Children: Report

The Quint

Interestingly, the report also highlighted that while the time that is spent with kids and family, in general, has gone up, the quality of time spent has deteriorated. At least 80 percent of smartphone users are on their phones even when they are spending time with their kids and 75 percent admit to having been distracted by their smartphones and …

Phone

3 years, 3 months ago

The truth behind China’s online gaming crackdown

Wired

Zhu Jingtong was shocked. “We found out at the same time as everyone found out.” Xinhua, China’s national wire service, had just announced new limits on the time that Chinese children could spend playing online video games. “The restrictions were already strict,” says Zhu, referring to 2019 regulations that had already proscribed minors to playing 1.5 hours on any day, …

China Games Zhu

3 years, 3 months ago

China limits mobile gaming time to three hours for minors: Report

Hindustan Times

The Chinese government on Tuesday announced a set of rules where it cracked down on children’s mobile gaming time as it continues to exert its control over the nation’s technology sector. The new rule decreases the gaming time for children to three hours on maximum weeks of the year. Earlier, the Chinese government allowed minors to spend 90 minutes per …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Jharkhand: Simdega police provide smartphones to 36 govt school students for online classes

Hindustan Times

Altogether 36 students of different government schools received smartphones by Simdega superintendent of police Dr Shams Tabrez at an event on Monday. HT Image The police provided smartphones to “deserving” government school students who can’t afford to buy such gadgets. The police have come up with Upkaran Banks at police stations across the state and urged people to donate smartphones …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Minor arrested in Madhya Pradesh for hacking phones, gathering blackmail-worthy data and extorting money

India Today

A 16-year-old boy was arrested by the police in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh for using his knowledge of hacking mobile phones to blackmail and extort money from several people. While chatting with his targets via WhatsApp, the boy would also hack into their mobile phones and steal data including contact numbers, social media accounts, photographs and videos. In fact, …

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3 years, 5 months ago

15-yr-old MP boy apprehended for using banned app, blackmailing people

Hindustan Times

A 15-year-old boy was apprehended on Monday for blackmailing people by making obscene video calls through WhatsApp in Singruali district of Madhya Pradesh, said police. The Class 10 student allegedly created at least 14 WhatsApp accounts with American mobile numbers by using a banned Chinese app. He also said that his gmail ID was hacked.” “Investigation led the cyber police …

App Whatsapp Boy

3 years, 6 months ago

Don’t give mobile phones to daughters, says U.P. women’s panel member

The Hindu

A member of the Uttar Pradesh Women’s Commission has triggered a row after she said that girls should not be given mobile phones as they use the device to talk to boys and later elope with them. Speaking in the context of crimes against women, Meena Kumari said society and parents have to keep a regular watch on their daughters, …

Mobile Phones Kumari

3 years, 9 months ago

China seeks to rein in mobile apps' collection of personal data

The Hindu

China's cyber watchdog said on Monday mobile app providers cannot deny users basic access to their services even if they decline to share non-essential personal information, in the government's latest attempt to curb the sprawling technology sector. China has increased scrutiny of its technology sector in recent months, including drafting anti-monopoly rules for tech firms following a dramatic suspension last …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Ministry bans smartphones in all schools

China Daily

Primary school students take photos of sailboats during an outdoor course in Qingdao, Shandong province, in March, 2018. The 17-year-old, now a high school student in Changsha, Hunan province, said his school does not allow students to bring cellphones to campus and he never does. Parents will now need to submit a written application if their child needs to bring …

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Asked to Help in Household Chores By Father, Son Complains of Child Labour in China

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