As part of #worldmentalhealthday, Know Thyself are supporting @smartphonefreechildhood and @fernyclare, mother to one of my young artists. We fully support the campaign that childhood should be free from smartphones till the age of 15 as they can harm mental health development. They can lead to viewing harmful content, loneliness, anxiety and cyber bullying. As an art teacher for children and teenagers for many years I know that allowing smartphones to access images creates loss of concentration and distraction on their artwork. Total absorption in the task of creation is like a meditation for the mind. We now use pictures from books to help. Find details of my art classes @vaughandaphne#mentalhealth#mentalhealthmatters#anxiety#anxietyawareness#childhood#smartphonefreechildhood .
