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Happy Hoosier

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4. Not to be the old man shaking a fist at a cloud, but...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 12:12 PM

21 hrs ago

Some local schools have madated no phone access during school hours, and the kids do better. We need to get kids interacting with others and their classes.

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'Put your phone away'- Sweden urges parents to restrict phone use around children [View all] highplainsdem 22 hrs ago OP

Good for Sweden. It's saying what Silicon Valley leaders have been actually doing with their children for decades. ancianita 22 hrs ago #1

Glad to see this. I have had 3 cell phones myself and now I hate them. CTyankee 22 hrs ago #2

Noo! My kids are in their late forties/early fifties! Wonder Why 21 hrs ago #3

Not to be the old man shaking a fist at a cloud, but... Happy Hoosier 21 hrs ago #4

Everybody, not just parents, need to have a phone break, and set the phones down for a regular 'quiet' time. SWBTATTReg 21 hrs ago #5