About this episode

The dads discuss the impact of cellphone bans in schools based on a recent study and share personal anecdotes.

A recent NYT article discussed a study outlining the impact of cellphone bans in school. The dads chat about those results, and get into a number of tangents, such as age verification. Then, in the bonus exclusive to patrons, Thomas lays out one of the weirdest medical relationships (his doctor) he's ever been in. Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Thomas, Eli Bosnick, Tom Curry

Topics covered

• cellphone bans
• school policies
• age verification
• medical relationships
• parenting

Keywords

• cellphone bans
• school
• NYT article
• parenting
• medical relationships

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NYT

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