Should young children have smartphones? These parents in Europe banded together and said no

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Try saying "no" when a child asks for a smartphone. What comes next, parents everywhere can attest, starts with some variation of, "Everyone has one. Why can't I do that?"

But what if no pre-teen has one - and what if having a smartphone was weird? That's the endgame for a growing number of parents across Europe who are concerned about evidence that smartphone use among young children is endangering their safety and mental health - and who share the belief that there is strength in numbers.

From Spain to Britain and Ireland, parents are flooding ...