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[quote=Anonymous]I know this is an unpopular opinion, but your child doesn't need a phone to walk from school to activities because 1.) for decades children did not have phones and 2.) if your child is truly incapable of self-regulation, it is far more dangerous to use the phone and cross streets than it is to walk without a phone. If she is hurt or sick, someone will help her, and you can have an ID card. If she is abducted, the phone won't stop it. You can also get your child a dumb phone. Just calling. Maybe texting. That's it. People complain about this but are not willing to do the hard work of saying no or enforcing serious limits. We did, and I now have a 15 year old who uses the phone in a healthy way (makes other choices, puts it away at night, limits cumulative daily screen time to about 90 minutes 9/10 days).[/quote]
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