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‘It went nuts’: Thousands join UK parents calling for smartphone-free childhood (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 9 months ago by fne8w2ah to c/technology

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[–] feedum_sneedson 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's more of an American thing I think. A 20-year-old child, I've literally seen that phrase used. Mental.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

with modern science, we have learned that the prefrontal cortex hasn't fully developed until around age 25. does that mean you're a child at 24? no. but you are adolescent, and we should have some cognizance about that

[–] feedum_sneedson -1 points 9 months ago

I have ADHD, I don't think mine will ever fully develop.

[–] Alpha71 -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If you cannot behave like an adult by the age of 24 there's something more wrong with you than your prefrontal cortex.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

This is not about behaviour, it's about brain functions. Humans brains under the age of 25 function in a different way, because they are not fully developed, no matter what behaviour people learnt to show.