Ofcom research suggests almost 25% of five to seven-year-olds own a smartphone.
Tess Burgess said the idea was that children would have more opportunity to have face-to-face social interaction
Regional leader for Smartphone Free Childhood Tess Burgess, from Shrewbury, wants youngsters to go without such mobiles until their teenage years. Some groups, including Smartphone Free Childhood Shropshire, want age limits to be introduced for the use of phones with internet access and existing limits for social media access raised.She added: "The aim of the movement is to move towards parental packs to delay children having a smartphone until they're at the end of Year 9 and in secondary school.
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