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[quote=Anonymous]I would remove him from most of the chat groups.

Talk to him about what friends he wants to keep in touch with via text. Make a list of friends you can both agree on (for me, for an elementary kid, I would want them to all be kids I know and whose parents I've at least talked to, because if issues come up, I want to be able to address it more easily). Allow him to do a chat with just those friends, or do 1:1 texts with those friends.

I would also assign specific times when he has access to texting and also times when he has no access. Meaning watch is in a basket out of reach and iPad not available.

It's clear his peer group already has unhealthy tech habits and you are going to have to be vigilant to combat that. The impulse to be checking texts all the time to see what people are saying is fundamentally unhealthy and you have to break it. If you can't, you need to stop all texting with friends, make the watch for family only, and start from scratch.

He will complain that your approach is making it hard for him to make/maintain friendships. You have to hold strong. A real friendship will survive this, and I guarantee he has some real friends (also friends whose parents are fighting the same battles and will unite with you on this). You're the parent. Parent.[/quote]

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