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Why not if you're a parent who thinks smartphones are bad, don't give one to your kid? No reason for a law here.
Parent here, raising kids without smartphones until they're at least in high school.
I couldn't agree with you more.
Older millennial here who didn't get a (dumb) phone until high school, so I have no idea what the state is with kids and phones nowadays. Are they pressured by friends/school to have smart phones? How do you help them manage/cope?
There are different challenges in early and late childhood. Things like peer pressure are a much bigger issue during late childhood.
In early childhood the kid wants the entertainment and it's incumbent upon the parent to deny them that and provide more enriching activities that have fewer strings attached.