@Sarah977
No, I'm sure it's not good. My generation has been using mobile phones since our 20s, but we were not so obsessive about them then as there was nothing you could do on them except call and text! Also, they were expensive to use. I remember with my first one, which was like a brick, I ran out of credit half way through the month and then could only take incoming calls 🙂
Now, I don't know how many times a day I look at that little screen, but it's too many, and I am the least techie of all my friends and colleagues. Then there's the laptop, the iPad etc. etc. think I finally have to admit defeat and go for at eye test as I don't have the 20:20 vision I've been fortunate to have enjoyed my whole life.
At least we did not start staring at those screens in our childhood and I'm glad. I also think it's right that my nine-year-old niece does not have a phone. I know that some parents feel it's essential for safety but many parents managed to keep their kids safe before the invention of mobile phones!
Your nephew sounds amazing. I can't imagine most 16 year olds opting not to have an iPhone! Is he planning on being a fashion designer, by the way?