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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 6th grader (1st year of middle school) just got one so she can reach us. She texts with 2 or 3 other girls very occasionally. She does use it to arrange meetups with the friend she walks to school with. She says about half of her friends have one, and phones are definitely not yet the driver for social activities.[/quote]

Yeah. I’m not giving my 6th grader one, tho she desperately wants one.  My friends’ daughter started stealing her phone from her parent’s night stand (when her parent’s fell asleep) and sending topless photos to random men through some app she heard about at school.

After my friend told me that, I am saying flat out no.

I’m not saying this will ALWAYS happen, I’m not saying my friend is a perfect parent.  I’m just saying the story scared me enough to become like Finland and say no until 15.

Trust me my child is campaigning for a phone.  We have gotten slide decks about how we can give her security settings that our kid prepared (she has access to an IPad without messaging or the ability to download apps)

Still saying no for now. [/quote]

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