Should parents prevent their children using smartphones?
Head teachers from 14 Belfast primary schools have called on parents to delay giving their child a smartphone.
The principals from the South Belfast Primary Partnership said they had noticed that "children are owning their own smartphone at increasingly younger ages".
They have written a joint letter to parents detailing their concerns about the increasing use of smartphones by children.
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