00:00Bouncing on the trampoline with friends, and playing with a football are the kinds of experiences
00:09these mums want their kids to remember.
00:12I would like my children to have a childhood for as long as they possibly can.
00:15The statistics for mental health issues in teenagers and kids are pretty concerning to
00:20me.
00:21Emma and Kate are just two of hundreds of parents in the Murray River towns of Echucamoama
00:26pledging to keep smartphones out of their children's hands for as long as possible.
00:31Stephanie Chalice came up with the idea to empower parents to take collective action
00:36against tech giants.
00:37We're saying 16 at a minimum.
00:40All the research that's come out very, very recently has said that it's not good for kids'
00:45brains before 16.
00:47The mum of two started the movement because she realised it would be too hard to tackle
00:52the issue alone.
00:53There are growing calls around Australia on both sides of politics for tighter restrictions
00:58around children using social media.
01:01But some mental health experts say teenagers need to be part of the conversation.
01:06What the kids are telling us is don't ban us, teach us.
01:09Don't take it away from us because maybe you don't know how to use it or you're scared
01:14of what is going to happen when I use it.
01:16Teach me how to use it properly.
01:17You can't really communicate with your friends so you'd have to call them at a telephone
01:22box or something because you won't be able to message them on Snapchat.
01:25I reckon it's about a 50-50, I'd say.
01:28Bad stuff can be really bad but when it's good, yeah, it's nice.
01:32The federal government has promised to introduce legislated social media age limits, but these
01:37parents don't want to wait.
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