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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No phone. Not needed.[/quote]

Not true.  Not at all.

Today I spoke to my kid, first by text, then by phone, because he misunderstood our meeting spot and was 50 yards down the way.

Last night, I texted and asked him to pick up an ingredient I needed for dinner - he walked to the supermarket for me while I was commuting.  Then he texted his dad to pick him because the storm started with a vengeance.

What is wrong with a phone?[/quote]

The OP is asking about TWEENS. You are talking about TEENS. see there is a huge difference in terms of phone needs and responsibilities - as you illustrate yourself, having your kid pick up stuff on the way home is not something a tween is readily doing. [/quote]

22:00 here. You didn’t respond to my post by DS is 11. He doesn’t need it but it’s a convenience for me. He calls and texts when he’s at a friends and he needs a ride home or wants to stay longer.  His friends do the same at our house. They could ask to use a parents phone but now must have something they can text with.  As I said, it’s not a necessity but convenient.

I text him to check in when he’s home alone. He’s more likely to have a conversation by text these days than with the home line. [/quote]

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