Handing a smartphone to your child is giving them a powerful communication and media tool. With the technology becoming extremely user-friendly even 2-3 year olds can operate smartphones and because it is addictive kids as young as 6-years-old either have or want their own phone. Needless to say parents are worried and confused about when to give a smartphone to a child and how much to monitor them. Concerns range from dangers of the virtual world excessive screen time and lack of interest in the real world. A study [1] has linked watching excessive television with obesity and if you