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[quote=Anonymous]What's the general consensus on this?

My kid is a tween and getting to the age where when he gets back from a friend's house, he reports they mainly played video games or did something else on screens.  We usually limit screentime to an hour each day through the week.  We try to keep it to 3 hours a day on the weekend.

We have held off on getting him a phone but I think it one will be a gift for Christmas.  It seems like he's missing out now (age 12) and is the last kid in his friend group to not have one.  He used to use my phone to text with is friends but said that they don't like to text back because they know it's not his phone and they think it's weird.

I got a call late Friday evening by his friend's mom.  DS had been inadvertently forgotten for a sleepover because all the plans were made in a texting group.  She apologized and asked if we could drop him or she could pick him up, but DS actually already had plans with his older cousin that night to attend the cousin's school's football game.  Anyway, it was pretty much what solidified the fact that he needs a phone.

I noticed that when he goes over to a friend's house afterschool, he might be there for 2 hours and is spending the entire time playing video games.  Do other people just not limit screentime anymore?  He's complained that the reason why he's always going over to friend's houses and they never come here is because our house is boring.

So is the secret not limiting screens/devices when friends are over?  Are we going to have to invest in some gaming systems and a better tv to keep his friends wanting to come over?      [/quote]

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