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To keep teens off phones, let them travel alone

A UK TV presenter was shamed for allowing her 15-year-old to travel without her. But to keep teens off screens, we need to let them loose in the real world.

Sarah Manavis

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How do we get teenagers off their phones? It’s a question that has defined the social media panic of the past 10 years – and for much of this time has felt difficult to answer.

For some, it has felt impossible to persuade young people to spend less time on the internet and live more of their lives out in the real world.

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