On 12 April Patti Valkenburg took part in a debate in the Dutch House of Representatives about the question if mobile phones should be forbidden at schools. Forbidding mobile phones at schools by law is not the way according to professor Valkenburg. However, many schools would be helped with clear guidelines. Guidelines are more flexible than laws, can be adapted more quickly, and offers scope for customization. Flexibility, adaptation, and customization are more important than laws in a world where what is new quickly becomes old. Watch the full debate (in Dutch) here:
Essay for UNICEF
Dutch adolescents spend about six hours per day on their mobile phones, of which two and a half hours are spend on social media. What does this their mean for their mental health?
In an essay written for UNICEF Patti Valkenburg, Amber van der…
