No Cellphones for Growing Brains
Cellies are a fact of life for teens and maybe tweens, but are they putting kids at risk of brain tumors? The director of the University of Pittsburgh's Cancer Research Institute sent out an email alarm to his faculty and staff this week, urging them not to expose their children's growing brains to possible electromagnetic radiation from cellphone use. Parents, have you tried to educate yourselves about this issue? Is it even on your radar?
I'm not big on alarmist reactions that have no foundation, because I fear the culture of fear more than cell-phones. But I do feel that no one under the age of 12 needs a cell phone. They never have it near their head anyway, when they tell me that texting causes thumb cancer, then I'll worry.
I think we are giving kids cell phones too early anyway. I was at the mall the other day. I heard a cell ring. A pregnant woman answered then held it down to her belly. "It's for you."
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