When my kids got their first phones at 10, I made them sign a physical contract. They're teenagers now, and it's still binding.

When my kids got their first phones at 10, I made them sign a physical contract. They're teenagers now, and it's still binding.

Courtesy of Naomi Tsvirko

When my oldest daughter turned 10, many of her friends were already getting phones. At the time, I was working as a middle school teacher, and I had a front-row seat to what constant screen time was doing to my students. I saw rising anxiety, shortened attention spans, and social dynamics that played out more online than in real life. It made me pause.

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