Talking to Teens About Their Smartphones
Do young people even like having phones? Three teens get honest with Axis about digital addiction, telling us what they love, and what they hate, about having a smartphone.
//HIGHLIGHTS//
Intro: 00:00
What do you like about your smartphone? 00:45
What don't you like about your smartphone? 2:05
What are boundaries you have or should set around your phone? 6:11
What is something you think your parents don't understand about how you see or use your phone? 8:57
Do you see a difference in the way your parents use their phones versus the way you use yours? 10:35
What advice would you give your peers about smartphones? 12:56
What would you say a healthy relationship with your phone looks like? 14:41
If you could go back in time and live without smartphones, would you? 18:47
//CONVERSATION STARTERS//
1. What do you like about your smartphone?
2. What don't you like about your smartphone?
3. What are boundaries you have or should set around your phone?
4. What is something you think your parents don't understand about how you see or use your phone?
5. Do you see a difference in the way your parents use their phones versus the way you use yours?
6. What advice would you give your peers about smartphones?
7. What would you say a healthy relationship with your phone looks like?
8. If you could go back in time and live without smartphones, would you?
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