Daisy Greenwell
Daisy Greenwell, a 41-year-old mother from rural Suffolk, England, co-founded the charity Smartphone Free Childhood in response to her growing concerns about the impact of smartphones on children's mental health. After experiencing anxiety about giving her daughter a smartphone at a young age, she created a WhatsApp group to strategize with other parents, which led to a significant movement advocating for delaying smartphone access for children until at least 14 years old.
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Daisy Greenwell, the co-founder of Smartphone Free Childhood, noted that young people are questioning the inevitability of growing up online.
Children limiting own smartphone use to manage mental health, survey finds | Smartphones
United Kingdom· 2025-07-10
Daisy Greenwell is one of the founders of the Smartphone Free Childhood movement.
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Daisy Greenwell launched a campaign for the Smartphone Free Childhood movement after writing an emotional Instagram post.
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Daisy Greenwell founded the charity Smartphone Free Childhood to advocate for delaying smartphone use among children.
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