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Parents urged to delay smartphones for children amid ‘alarming’ rise in toxic masculinity

Tánaiste says Conor McGregor and Andrew Tate exploit insecurities and reinforce dangerous narratives among boys



Tánaiste Simon Harris urges parents to delay giving smartphones to children due to the rise of toxic masculinity promoted by online influencers like Conor McGregor and Andrew Tate. Harris suggests the Netflix series "Adolescence" as compulsory viewing for secondary schools and advocates for delaying smartphone use to allow children to develop critical thinking skills. This call comes in the context of the "It Takes A Village" initiative in Greystones, where schools collaborate to tackle rising anxiety in primary school children.

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