Episode details World Service,·07 Jul 2026,·26 mins Too young to scroll?
Tech Life Available for over a year What is a good age to give a child a smartphone?
A community in Ireland might have the answer.
In Greystones there's a voluntary agreement to wait until secondary school age.
We hear from the school principal who leads the "It Takes A Village" initiative, and a local parent.
Also this week: a woman tells Shiona McCallum how surviving a late-night attack inspired her to develop a wearable safety device.
And AI was let loose to run a cafe in Sweden.
Find out what happened next.
Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Tom Quinn (Photo: A small group of boys and girls look at their smartphones.
