Too much, too fast: How smartphones are fuelling anxiety
Anyone born after the latter half of the 1990s experienced what is now referred to as a ‘smartphone childhood’. Generation Z was the first generation to grow up with smartphones readily available, and parents, often unknowingly, handed children iPhones or iPads to keep them occupied in restaurants or other situations where it was easier for children to be seen and not heard. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Jun 12, 2026 09:12 PM