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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]my kids are 14 and 18 and have both had phones since 7th grade or so. "Privacy" is a moving target IMO. I did/do not give 13/14yo a phone without agreements around their understanding that their privacy is not absolute, I can and will take a look from time to time, they need to let me know their password. Honestly I'm glad I did, both kids were in situations early on that were a bit over their heads in how to handle and I was able to help them manage it without directly telling them that I was aware of what was going on. If they balk at that - well - then I'm not paying for the thing so they both went along with it. By older teenage years when my first kid had showed me good judgment over time I backed off.[/quote] This seems like a good approach. Can you tell us about the situations that were kind of over their heads? We're thinking about getting our DC a phone but don't have a good grasp of all the nuances to think about.[/quote]
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