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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Why does a 5th grader have a phone?[/b]  Why is a 5th grader bringing a phone to school?  That is just making it worse and giving a false sense of security and then becomes a fixation to manage anxious feelings and it's a crutch.  Kids like this need to sit in the discomfort of not knowing or being uncertain and learn they can have that feeling and be ok and manage it.  If your child works with a therapist, this is the actual work they will do with them.

I have a child who has anxiety and this sounds like anxiety if it's going on much past a couple days following the event.

If your child is having ongoing struggles, please get him help to manage the feelings.  They are very, very real.[/quote]

Every kid in my DD's 3rd grade has a phone except her. We are going to gift her my old phone for her bday in a few weeks. We have an older kid who didn't get a phone until middle school, but younger DD is already suffering the consequences of not having a phone. Classmates and friends are making plans via the phone and excluding her since she doesn't have one. Not to be malicious but because they forget about her.

My therapist taught me that social health is an important part of mental health. Being socially excluded affects mental health. It's unfortunate that it starts so young, but that's the world we live in. [/quote]

3rd grade?  This is not typical!  No child in my third grader’s class has a phone and they certainly wouldn’t be savvy enough to make their own social plans and schedules.[/quote]

Same with a third grader.  This is bonkers or a lie.  Not at all normal.[/quote]

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