Parents of children in primary schools in County Wicklow in the Irish town of Greystones have come together and adopted a ban on the use of smart phones until secondary school, The Guardian reported.

Representatives of the eight parents' associations from eight primary schools say that if no one uses the phone, the children will not feel as if they are the odd one out. So, according to them, it is much easier to say no.
According to "The Guardian", it is a rare example of a whole city acting together on this issue.

The plan is to deny children the right to use smart phones at home, at school and anywhere until they enter high school.

- The application of this plan to all children in this area will hopefully tame the peer pressure and alleviate any resentment among the children - say the parents.

This policy reduces the chances of the child having peers with smart phones, and parents can present the ban as a school rule.

The initiative, as reported by the Guardian, has sparked interest among parents' associations in Ireland and abroad and prompted Irish Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, who lives near Greystones, to recommend the adoption of such a proposal nationally.