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Afternoons with Helen Farmer

Smartphone age limits

1 hour 14 minutes | Wednesday, 12 March 2025

The head master of Brighton College Dubai has written an open letter to parents calling for tougher restrictions on smartphone and social media use for kids and teens. We spoke to him - and to psychologist Mark Samways - to find out why age 13-16 is so crucial for healthy  development. Staying with education, we met David Wesley of the Boarding School Show. And we discussed brain health - and how to train yours - with Dr Semer Wang of the Brain & Performance Centre.  Plus, with stock markets looking volatile, we talked expat investing with Steve Cronin of Dead Simple Saving…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smartphone age limits
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