Parents are pledging to delay giving their children smartphones
13 January - 17 minsParents from more than 30 primary and secondary in south Dublin have come together to attend events which are focused on safeguarding children online. One event titled help protect your children online', involved leading experts from child protection, education, and politics discussing the urgent need for stronger online protection legislation.
Speaking to Pat this morning on the show was Mary Lovegrove, Co-organiser of Delay Smart Phones And Or Social Media into Secondary School and also Eoghan Cleary, teacher and assistant principal, keynote speaker of the Gen Free: Free To Be Kids Campaign.