Bringing Up Britain

RADIO 4, 9.00AM

The smartphone has changed the way that we live our lives, but perhaps most worryingly, they have also changed the way that children live theirs. With instant communication available at the touch of a screen, how can parents make sure that children are kept safe? Mariella Frostrup chairs a four-part debate on the effects of smartphones on children, with input from experts including Giles Dilnot from the Office of the Children’s Commissioner; child psychotherapist Julie Lynn Evans; and tech addiction campaigner Belinda Parmar.