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[quote=Anonymous]We were in the same time frame as you...phones to get ready for 9th grade.

Oldest has been fine.

Younger son got his in spring semester of 8th grade and sent some texts that showed poor judgment (not sexts, not school violence).  So this was quite disappointing to us and we were sorry we didn't wait until high school. Kids are a little busier and older in high school.

I rarely say no as a parent but I also try to stick to my principles and stated objectives.  I would say to give your child the date of when she's getting her phone and stick to it.

One of the things that affluent parents need to model for children is that there are limits.  Phone rules are one of the few areas we have control over.

If you don't model any limits, she will not have any memories to fall back on when making her own judgments about how to parent.

As I say to my kids, "If the worst thing you can say about your childhood is that you had slow internet, you've led a charmed life."

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