Princess Kate Reveals Familyโ Ban on Smartphones too Protectโฃ Children‘s โWellbeing
The Princess of โขWales has revealedโ a strict “no โคsmartphone” policyโ for her three children-Prince George, โขPrincess Charlotte, and Prince Louis-as part โof a broader effort to prioritize family connection and safeguard their โฃmentalโ health. The โคpolicy, recently disclosed by Prince William, is underscored by Princess Kate’s newly published essay warning of the dangers of constant digital distraction.
In the essay, co-authored withโ Harvard Medical School Professor Robert Waldingerโข and published Thursday by theโ Royal Foundation Center for Early Childhood, Princessโฃ kate argues that excessive device โuse can โerode essential human connection. “When we check our phones during conversations, scroll through social media duringโข family dinners, or respond to e-mails while playing โwith our children, we’re not just being distracted-we are withdrawing the basic form of loveโ thatโ human connection requires,” she wrote.
The Princess’s focusโ on early childhood โgrowth has โฃbecome a โcentral tenet of her โขroyal work, and โขthe smartphone banโ reflects a โคcommitment to fostering a screen-free environment at home.โค She โฃwarns that unchecked digital engagement could contribute to a generation โbecoming “the most isolated in history.”
