It's a valid rule to have too, as research has shown that excessive social media has a direct influence on early age depression. Thereafter, he also banned them from around the dinner table, and set a limit for how close to bedtime they could use them too.ĪLSO READ: Don't Limit Your Child's Screen Time But Direct What They Do With It Instead, Claims New Study Microsoft founder Bill Gates didn't even allow his kids to have cellphones until the age of 14. It's known that late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs also had a rule at home, banning his kids from using their iPads in the house. And Spiegel isn't the only tech mogul to have this household rule. Seven-year-old son Flynn is allowed just 90 minutes a week, likely allowed to decide whether that's spent with the television, computer, or smartphone. And according to US media, he limits the amount of screentime little Flynn gets each day. The 28-year-old billionaire is married to Australian model Miranda Kerr, and as such is also caregiver to her son from her previous marriage to actor Orlando Bloom. Yet, ironically, he keeps his stepchild on a strict display diet. His own app is responsible for keeping millions of teens focused on their screens for hours at a time. Snapchat founder and CEO Evan Spiegel is apparently one such parent. So now, parents have to take extra care.ĪLSO READ: Bill Gates Didn’t Allow His Kids To Have Phones Until They Were 14, And Never Apple Products There was a time when parents would be very careful about how much TV their kids were using or how long they're at the computer.īut with the advent of smartphones, we've found ourselves glued to them before realising it.
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