Because of time's arrow, my daughter, who was once a toddler, is now a preteen. A new question thus arises: When should I let her get a smartphone? This problem isn't new to me. I have two older kids, now in their 20s. Back in the day, I bought each of them an iPod Touch-essentially, a smartphone without the phone-when they were about her age, and then the full device at around the start of high school.
Carmelo Vereen's essay highlights the dangers of subway surfing, urging young people to understand the repercussions of reckless behavior and peer pressure.