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[quote=Anonymous]Both my kids got phones in 5th grade. One due to bus issues and one due to…the pandemic. Sigh. I’m with you on I don’t love the addiction piece, but you don’t have to give them a smart phone with access to safari and YouTube and a millions games, you can lock that down and put parent and time controls on it. You can also require the phone to be in your room at night (soooo many of my kids friends are texting past midnight). You can monitor their texts and not allow social media. I would say middle school kids use their phones now to meet up and are less likely to say “mom can you text larla’s mom to see if larla can meet us at the park?” If she can directly text 3 other kids. Also it’s nice when my kids have plan changes “oh this new club is meeting after school I’ll be taking the activity bus home” so you know their timing. There are benefits and downsides to kids with phones, but you can do it in a slower more thoughtful way.[/quote]
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