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拉锯战Kids’ Smartwatches: A Tug-of-War Between Safety and Study
huā花 ，nǐ你kàn dào看到xīn wén新闻le了ma吗 ？xiàn zài现在hǎo duō好多jiā zhǎng家长zài在zhēng lùn争论hái zi孩子néng能bù néng不能dài带diàn huà shǒu biǎo电话手表qù去xué xiào学校 。
Hua, did you see the news? Lots of parents are debating whether kids should wear phone watches to school.
kàn dào看到le了 。 《rén mín rì bào人民日报 》hái还fā wén发文 ，shuō说bú shì不是jiǎn dān简单de的 “jìn禁 ”huò或 “dài带 ” ，ér shì而是yào要fēn lèi分类guǎn lǐ管理 。
I did. People’s Daily wrote that it’s not as simple as ‘ban’ or ‘allow’—they recommend categorized management.
yǒu xiē有些shǒu biǎo手表gōng néng功能tài太duō多 ，néng能shuā刷shì pín视频 、wán玩yóu xì游戏 ，hái zi孩子shàng kè上课tōu tōu偷偷wán玩 ，què shí确实huì会yǐng xiǎng影响xué xí学习 。
Some watches have too many features—video apps, games—kids play secretly in class and it really affects learning.
kě可yě也yǒu有jiā zhǎng家长shuō说 ，shǒu biǎo手表zài在guān jiàn关键shí hòu时候néng能bǎo zhèng保证hái zi孩子ān quán安全 。bǐ rú比如zǒu shī走失shí时 ，kào靠dìng wèi定位hé和tōng huà通话jiù就néng能zhǎo dào找到rén人 。
But some parents say the watch can ensure safety at critical moments. For example, if a child goes missing, location and calls can help find them.
suǒ yǐ所以wèn tí问题guān jiàn关键bù不zài在shǒu biǎo手表běn shēn本身 ，ér shì而是guǎn lǐ管理fāng shì方式 。xué xiào学校rú guǒ如果 “yī dāo qiē一刀切 ” ，zhǐ只huì会jiā zhòng加重jiā zhǎng家长de的jiāo lǜ焦虑 。
So the key issue isn’t the watch itself, but how it’s managed. If schools take a one-size-fits-all approach, it only heightens parents’ anxiety.
shì是de的 。yǒu xiē有些xué xiào学校jiù就zuò做dé得bù cuò不错 ，ràng让hái zi孩子shàng xué上学hòu后tǒng yī统一jiāo gěi交给lǎo shī老师bǎo guǎn保管 ，fàng xué放学zài再lǐng领huí回 。
Yes. Some schools do well: students hand in the watches to the teacher after arrival and pick them up after school.
chǎng jiā厂家yě也gāi该fù zé负责 ，bú yào不要pīn mìng拼命jiā加yú lè娱乐gōng néng功能 。yào要huí dào回到zuì chū最初de的dìng wèi定位 — —ān quán安全gōng jù工具 。
Manufacturers should be responsible too—stop piling on entertainment features and return to the original purpose: a safety tool.
qí shí其实zhè这shì事yě也tí xǐng提醒wǒ men我们 ：jiā tíng家庭 、xué xiào学校 、shè huì社会xū yào需要yì qǐ一起nǔ lì努力 ，jì既bǎo zhàng保障hái zi孩子ān quán安全 ，yě也ràng让tā men他们zhuān xīn专心xué xí学习 。
This also reminds us: families, schools, and society need to work together—keep kids safe and help them focus on learning.
