Smart phones are not meant for kids

KIDS SHOULD NOT HAVE SMART PHONES. Don't give me some lame excuse on how you can reach them easier, or that it gives them something to do and they can be very educational. No, incorrect-sorry to burst your bubble. No, I have no factual evidence of this, but you're the one that's reading my opinions for no reason anyway, so just hear me out. I've never understood 10 year-olds having smart phones. The amount of inappropriate sites and apps that are out there on the World Wide Web are insane. How can parents be sure that there kid will not come across that stuff whenever they are messing around their phone? This world we're living in is a very weird and demented place; why give your adolescent easier access to that?

One of the reasons I'm against kids getting a smart phone is because of social media. Sometimes, social media can be a glorious place where former classmates can reconnect and stay updated on peoples' lives. Social media is also a place where a little kid accidentally see something vulgar and then ask their parents and then that leads to a terribly uncomfortable talk that was meant for a later date. I didn't get a phone until I was in 7th grade, so I was about 12 years old if I'm doing my math correctly. I didn't have a smart phone until I was a senior in high school. I know that sounds pretty late, and it was, but I turned out fine. Now-a-days everybody has a smart phone and they are pretty necessary in today's fast paced society, but why do pre-teens need to be caught up in that crap. Honestly, wouldn't we all want to go back to the days before social media every now and then. I understand that even if kids don't have smart phones, that they can still get on social media, but having that smart phone gives them such easier access to it. Kids are going to be exposed to society eventually, but why do it so early? Let their innocence live on for as long as possible.

Another reason I despise kids having smart phones is because there is literally thousands of kid activities to do outside or inside or whatever that do not require technology. Go run outside and break your arm falling out of a tree, ride your bike, play with neighborhood kids, literally anything else than play a game on your phone. Parents, how could you look at your kid sitting on the couch with their face buried into that 6 inch screen and not feel disappointed. Smack that thing out of their hand and then smack yourself for letting them have it. Replace it with a dumb flip phone so you can call and text them when needed, put your phone down and then get back to having nice family conversations.