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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We haven’t had to take it away much until this year and after he got Snapchat. He is going into 9th grade.

He has his phone back but without Snapchat, discord, YouTube or TikTok or any other social media. I also added parental controls so he can’t add them. This restriction will last for awhile.

Basically he’s made some poor choices online with some posts and other behavior. We are trying to rebuild some trust and get him to slow down and think. He was posting stuff with no thought of consequences and doing other reckless behaviors. [/quote]

OP here. DD is also going into 9th grade. She doesn't have any social media, but the phone usage has ramped up significantly since she purchased herself an iPhone to replace her Android. Her friends text her a lot so everytime it dings she immediately responds and is then on it for hours. I also don't approve of many of the people she texts. A few days ago I caught her on it when she was supposed to be working on other things, so I took it away and she had a complete meltdown. Eventually she convinced me to let her have it 4 hours a day as a trial. Well today I caught her sneaking it without telling me she would be using it, so I took it away permanently. She's now having another meltdown because I'm "ruining her social life" and "taking her away from all her friends", and is pointing out articles written by psychologists to try and prove I shouldn't be taking it away.[/quote]

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