Social media is driving a wedge between parents and their children - what can be done to prevent this?

Episode Guide:

In this episode Liz Hull and Esther Ghey speak with Clare Fernyhough, founder of Smartphone Free Childhood. Clare shares her thoughts about why smartphones should be banned until the age of 14 and how her campaign has taken off, with parents from all over the country flocking to get onboard.

  • Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull
  • Producer: Max Bower
  • Editor: Silas Gray
  • Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
  • Executive Producer: Bella Soames

More on Parents vs. The Internet

Our children’s mental health is under attack.

From the age of 11, they’re bombarded with information and messages via the smartphones in their pockets. Parents are struggling to protect them from the dangers of the digital world.

Parents vs. The Internet is the Daily Mail’s unmissable podcast, which asks what we can do to keep our young people safe and better protect their mental health.

Hosted by the Daily Mail’s Liz Hull and Esther Ghey, whose daughter Brianna Ghey tragically lost her life in an incident that was planned using the internet, this 10-part series explores what caregivers; teachers; and policymakers can do to support young people in leveraging technology for good, and safeguard them from the bad.

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