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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Best thing I did was send my daughter to a private school that does not allow cell phones.

They have limited computer time as well

I have heard parents rationalize kids have to have cell phones for school shootings. Just wow [/quote]

Curious as to how old your daugther is? A boy in my kid's class that did not get a phone until high school is now on every bad site out there.[/quote]

What does that have to do with anything? You don’t think staring at a screen all day from K-12th has repercussions?  So the boy is on all the “bad sites” at age 15 instead of 8? How is that a bad thing? LOL

Not the PP, but my daughter’s school they must be locked in the lockers. If seen (not even being used) they get AM detention, meaning the parents have to drive them in an hour before school starts. It works amazingly well. [/quote]

I have not idea why phones are not banned in all public schools.  There is absolutely no reason for them and they are a huge distraction.  I was SHOCKED when our elementary school started to allow them.  And why?  Because moms wanted a way to reach their kid?  Like um no.  CALL THE SCHOOL
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I am also surprised they are not banned at least during school hours.  The only reason you would really need one is to tell a parent a practice was cancelled or something and you could do that after school is over and just wait for them to pick you up.[/quote]

Cell phones are banned at our school. But kids are on them at home all the time. The issue is all social communication happens through the cell phone. Texting, FaceTime whatever. Friends live some distance from each other…with no way to get to each other..(parents work, or are otherwise busy and can’t drop them off). Also kids are over scheduled with activities, so can’t devote blocks of time to see each other. So they text and play games (apps) with each other.

I’d love my kid to invite friends over I but she doesn’t want to. It’s not what kids do! :-([/quote]

Friday nights are friend's night at my house.  Cell phones are placed in a bowl and the kids have free range of the entire basement and backyard.  Sometimes they watch movies, play board games, just hang out and eat.  We have the classic Wii down there and that is used a ton too.  They aren't into shuffleboard as much but we have that new trendy hook game and a giant magnetic dark board.  Also one small section of wall mirrors and a cheap karaoke machine.  One night they learned how to play poker and had my husband teach them and player dealer/cashier.  We have a firepit so they do smores a lot too.  And my god, all of these 12-13yr olds still love to swing on our swing set.  I added solar LED lights to it.  Am considering a ping pong table for under the deck or a trampoline for this summer.  My daughter has my old Canon digital camera so they take pics and after the night is over she uploads them and sends them out to everyone so they can add them to social media. If anyone needs their phone, they are allowed to come upstairs and use it at anytime.  They just can't bring it down the basement.  Most come up 1-2 a night for a few minutes each to text a parent or probably check messages.  But you would be surprised how little they want it when no one else has it.

They also bike to the pool a lot in the summer.  On their own.  I haven't been to the pool since she was 9 or 10 years old.  Her and her friends go alone.  
Our neighborhood started cul de sac nights where kids ages 10 and older meet at certain cul de sacs to play capture the flag, jail break, kick the can, etc... No parents allowed.

So yes PP it absolutely can be what kids do.  They want it and they need it.  You are doing a disservice otherwise

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