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If you were a parent, would you decide to give your child a smart watch as a way to reach them or track them, before letting them have a smartphone? Why, or why not?

User Matt Cofer
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Parents may monitor a child's whereabouts and ensure they are safe and within reach with the help of the watch. Parents can approve all watch contacts through the parental control app to protect their children from outsiders.

Cell phone use by children may result in inappropriate behavior. Teenagers are sending explicit texts and images at an increasing rate. Children can access x-rated websites on their multimedia devices.

Since most smartwatches have activity-tracking features like pedometers, they can be helpful in enticing kids to play outside. Children can notify pre-approved contacts in an emergency using the SOS calling feature on smartwatches.

Smartphones negatively affect behavior by depriving kids of critical social cues they typically pick up through in-person interactions. As a result, they could experience increased frustration, anxiety, and insecurity. Social media impacts social skills since it restricts kids' face-to-face interactions with teachers and friends.

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Answer:

I would do the smartphone.

Step-by-step explanation:

A smartphone is generally much more user friendly than a smartwatch, as the screen on a smartphone is much larger than the screen on a smartwatch. Also, the smartphone is easier to find when lost (from my experience).

Hope this helps.

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