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Drew Barrymore Reveals Reason She's Not Ready for Her Kids to Have Phones: 'Going to Become the Parent I Needed'
Drew Barrymore is mom to daughters Olive, 12, and Frankie, 10, whom she shares with ex Will Kopelman. The actress shared a personal essay on her Instagram regarding why she's not ready for her kids to have cellphones.
Barrymore explains that she gave into the pressure and got her older daughter her first cell phone for her 11th birthday, "only to be used on weekends and for a limited time with no social media." In today's digital-first world, Barrymore shared that, "most of all, I want to let parents know that we can live with our children's discomfort in having to wait. In trying to move forward and create a safer solution, Barrymore said she has done "deep research," including having conversations with developmental physiologists, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, and employees at Apple like Jony Ive, "who designed the iPhone."
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