Parents in Greystones, Ireland, have implemented a smartphone ban for primary school-aged kids. The hope is that the ban will help prolong childhood by lessening the anxiety and exposure to adult materials that smartphone usage often eggs on. It makes it so much easier to say no," Laura Bourne, whose child is in primary school, told The Guardian. The impacts of smartphone usage on kids is becoming an increasing concern as ongoing studies seek to analyze any lasting effects on the brain. Meanwhile, a town in India has banned smartphone usage for all under the age of 18, according to the Times of India.

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Persons: Laura Bourne, Rachel Harper, Stephen Donnelly, — Organizations: Guardian, Irish Times, National Institutes of Health, Times Locations: Greystones, Ireland, Dublin, India, Times of India