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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I believe you all but I just don’t get why parents are doing this! It seems so unnecessary to me![/quote]

Mine got one when she started taking public transportation by herself, which was 6th grade.  I am very on top of parental controls and have a lot of websites and functions blocked.[/quote]

Agree OP.  I don't see how public transportation requires a need for a phone either.  Or what "emergencies" parents think their kid is going to be in that they [i]need[/i] a cell phone.  There is the school office if they need to call a parent. If they aren't at school and a true emergency comes up- they can use the phone of any business if they ask.  I don't recall ever using a pay phone as a teen.  If I was supposed to meet my mom somewhere, I made sure i was on time.  If she was late, I say there and waited until she came.  It is good for kids to problem solve themselves instead of texting mom every little time something comes up.  The reality is, kids used to have a whole lot more freedom and be way more "free range" than kids are now...all without cell phones.  [/quote]

I used to think this too.   Even went through the same logic.  When I was a kid I waited for my mom and it was no big deal blah blah blah.

It’s a different world now.  If your kid is at practice and you’re late, the coach or an adult will feel the need to sit there and wait with your kid or inquire what’s going on.  This has happened to me.  The expectations both for the ability to instantly communicate and for what is acceptable in terms of supervision are just different now.  Different norms.

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Ok, so the coach can call you then[/quote]

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