Schoolchildren without smartphones penalised with higher bus fares Despite guidance keeping mobile phones out of England’s schools, cheaper travel may only be available via an app The Guardian - UK · Sep 26
OPINION - This is the worst present to buy your children this Christmas — but it's the one they want the most We want to give our children delight. But this isn’t how to do it, says Daisy Greenwell Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2025
What's the right age to give kids a smartphone? & how can we keep them safe online? What parents need to know Rebecca Cox, mum to a 9-year-old boy, tries to find the answers in the wake of Adolescence, and as Andrew Tate returns to court Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025
Adolescence is an intervention: why parents now need to step up Adolescence puts one thing very clear: we are failing as parents and as a society, if we keep giving our young children unsupervised access to the internet Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2025
UK parents join pact to withhold smartphones from children under 14 Online pledge by Smartphone Free Childhood signed by at least one parent at 6,537 schools The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2024
Why are US states, school districts banning smartphones in schools? Many experts around the world say smartphones pose a danger to children’s mental health, but does a ban work? Al Jazeera · Jul 6, 2024
‘We wanted to change the norm on smartphone use’: grassroots campaigners on a phone-free childhood Most UK children have their own smartphone by the age of 11. But what if we didn’t give them one? A group of parents wants their kids to enjoy a phone-free childhood – and their numbers are growing The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024
Should young kids have smartphones? These parents in Europe linked arms and said no Parents across Europe are rallying to make it normal for young kids to live smartphone-free The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024
Group of 17 London secondary schools join up to go smartphone-free Measures will impact more than 13,000 pupils in Southwark, and include confiscating phones used at school The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024
Campaigners ‘thrilled’ as St Albans aims to be smartphone-free for under-14s Daisy Greenwell from Smartphone-Free Childhood says move likely to have domino effect in other parts of UK The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024
Can the dream of smartphone-free childhood ever come true in the UK? Experts believe that phone-based childhoods are seriously harming mental health. With news that Australia has banned social media for kids under 16, Emily Phillips meets the London parents fighting back Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2024
‘It went nuts’: Thousands join UK parents calling for smartphone-free childhood Local WhatsApp group started by two mothers concerned about online safety attracts more than 4,000 members The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2024