Adolescent health expert says there’s no magical age for a cell phone - WVNS-TV

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A Beckley psychiatrist who specializes successful teen psychiatry said determination is nary cleanable property for a compartment phone.

Dr. Ahmed Faheem, M.D., said connected Thursday, December 22, 2022, that a compartment telephone tin payment kids by keeping them successful interaction with parents and allowing them to entree age-appropriate accusation for acquisition purposes.

But it tin besides unfastened a doorway for online predators to exploit a kid successful a assortment of ways, helium added.
Faheem said parents indispensable usage their champion judgement erstwhile deciding whether to springiness a kid a compartment phone.

But 1 fourth-grade pupil offered his ain idea.

“In mediate school, you person to get, like, a telephone to telephone your parents and, like, substance your friends, worldly similar that,” Jayden Lester said.

Faheem said students should not usage compartment phones during people and erstwhile studying.