Playing with old phones teaches children good habits, and reflects our bad ones back at us
- Written by Jo Bird, Lecturer, University of New England
Hard at play: 'technology corner' can teach kids healthy boundaries around device use.Jo Bird, Author provided
Screens are everywhere, including in the palms of our hands. Children see how much time we adults spend on our smartphones, and therefore how much we seem to value these devices – and they want to be a part of it.
Children see us...