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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Rachel Hall

Parents must make tough choices on smartphones, says children’s commissioner for England

Child uses smartphone
A YouGov poll found that 23% of children in England aged eight to 15 spend more than four hours a day using an internet-enabled device with a screen. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Parents should be prepared to make difficult decisions over their child’s smartphone usage rather than trying to be their friend, the children’s commissioner for England has said.

Dame Rachel de Souza said this should include parents considering the example they are setting their children through their own phone usage.

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