{"id":60428,"date":"2025-12-10T16:26:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-a-british-couple-sparked-a-global-movement-for-a-smartphone-free-childhood\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T16:26:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:26:31","slug":"how-a-british-couple-sparked-a-global-movement-for-a-smartphone-free-childhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/how-a-british-couple-sparked-a-global-movement-for-a-smartphone-free-childhood\/","title":{"rendered":"How a British couple sparked a global movement for a smartphone-free childhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Suffolk, England <\/em>&#8211; For parents Daisy Greenwell and Joe Riory, freedom means looking up at the world around them instead of down at their phones, and they&#8217;re determined to pass that sense of non-digital liberty on to their children.<\/p>\n<p>Their daughter started asking for a smartphone when she was just eight years old, because her classmates were getting them. The pressure to have a phone at such a young age surprised Greenwell, and pushed her to look more closely at the trend.<\/p>\n<p>She found a growing body of research suggesting that heavy smartphone use may negatively impact young people&#8217;s mental health.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The more she read, the more concerned she became, so Greenwell decided to take action. She posted a question on Instagram: What if we could switch the norm? What if parents united to create a &#8220;smartphone-free childhood?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The response was immediate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That post went viral,&#8221; she told CBS News. &#8220;Thousands of parents joined the group overnight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/12\/10\/847de407-f762-403a-93db-dd4d8f8527c6\/thumbnail\/620x496\/0342856b8f45e65560f3ce5d7d6d6b5b\/daisy-greenwell-and-joe-riory.jpg#\" alt=\"daisy-greenwell-and-joe-riory.jpg \" height=\"496\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/12\/10\/847de407-f762-403a-93db-dd4d8f8527c6\/thumbnail\/620x496\/0342856b8f45e65560f3ce5d7d6d6b5b\/daisy-greenwell-and-joe-riory.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/12\/10\/847de407-f762-403a-93db-dd4d8f8527c6\/thumbnail\/1240x992\/fa93d1d972f2b50e74775eee9e333be6\/daisy-greenwell-and-joe-riory.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Daisy Greenwell and Joe Riory are the co-founders of Smartphone Free Childhood. The grassroots parent-led movement now has chapters in 39 countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS News\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Within a couple weeks, Greenwell said there were smartphone-free childhood groups in every county in England. One year later, the grassroots campaign has expanded far beyond the U.K. borders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The group \u2014 Smartphone Free Childhood \u2014 now has chapters in 39 countries.<\/p>\n<p>For Greenwell, Riory and the thousands of families who&#8217;ve joined the movement, the goal is simple: More time outdoors, and a childhood lived offline as much as possible. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the U.S., the movement even inspired a cautionary viral advertisement, highlighting the dangers of giving children unrestricted access to the internet. A parent in the ad tells their child: &#8220;There&#8217;s a box in the corner with all the pornographic material ever made. I&#8217;m trusting you not to look in there, okay?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The backlash against youth consumption of social media has drawn the attention of governments globally. On Wednesday, Australia became the first country in the world to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/australias-social-media-ban-takes-effect-for-kids-under-16\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">enact a ban<\/a> on social media accounts for children under the age of 16. The law compels huge tech companies such as Meta and TikTok to enforce age restrictions, or face hefty fines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the U.K., national Culture Minister Lisa Nandy said the government would be keeping a &#8220;close eye&#8221; on Australia&#8217;s social media ban, but added that there were no current plans to replicate the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>At a grassroots level, however, parents who join Greenwell and Riory&#8217;s movement are asked to sign a pact: No smartphones for the kids before they turn 14, and no social media before 16.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This isn&#8217;t an anti-tech movement, it&#8217;s a pro-childhood movement. We&#8217;re not saying no smartphones ever. We&#8217;re just saying children don&#8217;t need unrestricted internet access in their pockets 24\/7,&#8221; Riory told CBS News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When asked what she&#8217;d tell busy working parents who rely on phones for convenience, Greenwell acknowledged the challenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s really tough,&#8221; she said. &#8220;But delaying the smartphone is free, it&#8217;s simple, and it gives your child the best chance to thrive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Many families are turning to basic &#8220;brick phones&#8221; as alternatives \u2014 devices that allow calls and texts, but limit internet access. Sales of such &#8220;dumb&#8221; devices have risen 150% among 18-24 year olds in the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/puirp.com\/index.php\/research\/article\/view\/58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to a study<\/a> by the peer-reviewed journal Partners Universal Innovative Research Publication.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the momentum, Greenwell says there&#8217;s still a cultural norm to disrupt, and available data highlights that point. One in four British kids between the ages of 5 and 7 already own a smartphone, according to the U.K.&#8217;s independent media regulator Ofcom.<\/p>\n<p>Greenwell said she believes real change can be driven from the community level.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If children know several classmates are also delaying smartphones, the peer pressure dissolves,&#8221; she told CBS News. &#8220;It becomes easier for families to wait a few years. A brick phone in the meantime isn&#8217;t that hard. 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