 It impacts their relationships, right? So it just makes things harder between families and their children because now there's this kind of artificial introduction of something that causes more conflict. She says parents really should consider, does their child need a phone with all the apps, especially social media accounts? Parents should ask themselves, like, what is my child ready for? For some kids, she says, a better idea might be a phone with limited functions. It doesn't have to be an internet-enabled phone. Mike Murillo, WTOP News.