What The Tech: Would American parents implement a 'no phone policy?'

BY JAMEY TUCKER, Consumer Technology Reporter

All last week, Jamey Tucker has been in a small Irish town, where parents agreed to hold off on phones until their child is a little older. Now, Jamey asks the question: can American cities do the same thing. What he’s earned here in Greystones is that kids who grow up without smartphones at a young age, make better grades, they have better social skills, and better relationships with their family and friends.

And there’s no reason we can’t make this work at home.

“It is easier just to give the kids what they want and say…then you get peace and quiet and cook

the dinner. It’s an hour off basically,” says parent Gavin Murphy.

Same as when our parents plopped us in front of a TV. But smartphones are more dangerous. Inappropriate content is j