Overview

• Parents of Teresianas and Asunción schools in Málaga formalized a digital pact delaying personal smartphone ownership until age 16 and setting age-based limits on screen time.
• Protests in twelve Spanish cities rallied hundreds of families, educators and child health professionals to demand a statutory minimum age for social media and mobile phone use.
• The Spanish Association of Pediatrics recommends zero screen time under age six and limits daily screen time for ages seven to twelve to under one hour.
• Advocacy groups such as Movimiento OFF and Escuela Saludable are urging schools to reintroduce landline phones and distribute call-only mobile devices to teens.
• Experts warn that excessive device use may contribute to attention deficits, sleep disorders and early-onset myopia among children.