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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d be thrilled. I hope I can be that courageous when my kids get old enough. [/quote]

Me too. Elementary and middle school kids do not need unsupervised and unrestricted internet used, especially when in groups. [/quote]

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This is a much bigger concern than mommy needing an immediate answer to whether the kid wants pizza or sushi for dinner.[/quote]

Agreed. Creepy perverts can hide behind being “good parents” “screen free” and removing all means of communication from kids. Grooming made easy. [/quote]

People like you should just never allow your kids out of the house. You can never be too safe.[/quote]

Please. My kids are allowed to bike for hours all over the neighborhood. They are allowed the type of freedom you fear.

The reason they are allowed to do this is because they have a watch and call for help in an emergency. I also talk to them about never ignoring the gut feeling that something is wrong. The discomfort you want OP’s child to ignore.

My kids know that any adult who wants to block them from calling a parent is not a safe person. [/quote]

Yeah, everyone I know gave their kids more freedom, not less, once they had a watch or phone.  Lots of potential issues with smart devices, but this is a positive side effect.  [/quote]

NP. How much of that is just age though? Of course a nine year old has more freedom than a seven year old, whether they have a device or not.

I don't know any kids in this age range with devices. They all have a lot of freedom, including my own. This feels like parents who can't embrace a healthy amount of freedom accommodating that anxiety, not something actually necessary. [/quote]

Most of the 9-10 years old I know have a smart watch or at least watch that can call/message a parents and few set others.  It allows parents to let their kids bike around the neighborhood for hours, go to different parks, a little shopping center area we have accessible by bike, pop into different friends' houses, etc.  Plans can be fluid, evolve, etc.  Kid can call/text after school -- hey, can I walk over to Larla's house.  yeah, sure.  text me when you get there, have fun.  This is not a bad thing.  In the 9-10 age range it leads to more freedom because it's still young and you do need an idea where they are.  [/quote]

I don't know any nine year olds with phones and they all have this freedom. You're just anxious and controlling.[/quote]

What we are talking about is a 10 year old who felt uncomfortable having her watch confiscated. Figure out why you get off on the control and flexing weird power over kids. Seek therapy.[/quote]

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