18 Aug 2024

What happens when teens ditch their smartphones for a month?

From Sunday Morning, 11:10 am on 18 August 2024

When Sunday Times journalist Decca Aitkenhead tried to persuade her sons and their friends to stop using their smartphones for four weeks, their initial reaction was horror.   

Jim talks to Decca and her son Jody (13) to find out how it went and if their opinions and habits had changed. 

Paris - Teenagers play on their mobile phones in the subway. Photo Eric Beracassat/Hans Lucas
Paris - Des adolescents jouent sur leurs tlphones dans le mtro. Photo Eric Beracassat/Hans Lucas (Photo by Eric Beracassat / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP)

Photo: ERIC BERACASSAT

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