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Educate Before Empower: Tailor Technology Use to Maturity
Educating children about technology use and its implications is crucial as they develop. Providing young kids with cell phones can lead to premature exposure and negative consequences, as evidenced by the experience of one family that quickly rescinded the decision. Recognizing the varying maturity levels among children, parents should evaluate individual readiness rather than adhering to age-based norms. Encouraging older children, particularly those who demonstrate maturity, to engage with informative literature about technology can foster a more responsible and informed approach to digital devices, as seen in the suggestion of requiring book reports on relevant texts.