31 May 2024

Safe smart phone surfing invention

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 31 May 2024

Two weeks ago we had an interview with American psychologist and Author Dr Jonathan Haidt about   about the effect of smartphones on children

Safe Surfer is an organisation  here in Aotearoa New Zealand who've come up with a potential solution to the damage that devices are doing to young people.

It's a smartphone that can grow with your children, unlocking new features only when parents decided their ready.

Rory Birkbeck is part of the team, and a dad, he talks to Jesse.

A photo of three children on a couch, all using multiple devices

Photo: Google images

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