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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Muir

Bear Grylls urges parents to let their children ‘set own rules’ on social media usage

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Celebrity adventurer and chief scout Bear Grylls has said that children need to learn to “police” themselves and manage their own time on social media.

Speaking on stage at the annual literature event Hay Festival in Wales, Grylls said that children should learn to self-regulate how much they use the internet, and how they use it.

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