“Mum, can I have my own phone? All my friends have one.” Ah, the dreaded day is here! We totally understand the FOMO that may arise from tweens and teens seeing their friends own their own smartphones. But all the advice we’ve heard thus far has been: hold off on giving your kids a phone for as long as possible! So how do we navigate this? HoneyKids host Angela Neo chats with Lauren Adlam on navigating this new minefield! Lauren is a mum of four and founder of ZOWN, a kids-only app that’s all about positivity and created to nurture Gen Alpha (between eight and 14 years old) to thrive.
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