Study: Teenager sleeps better when smartphone use is limited by rules

For many children, owning a smartphone is self-evident. How to deal with the device is often a hot topic in their upbringing. Educators and therapists recommend not letting children look at screens too soon.

The smartphone was introduced 15 years ago. The device has a significant impact on our social life. "It has become more important than ever to use the Bible as the ground for our use of the mobile phone", Henrieke Hoogendijk says. She is a pedagogue from the Netherlands specialising in media.

Social media and their technical solutions are not ethically neutral. Therefore, church denominations must get more involved in the discussion around digital ethics. That's the vision of the Norwegian researcher Leonora Bergsjø.