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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Depriving" my children of a luxury that their peers have is something that doesn't bother me that much, and perhaps because I treat the idea of a smart phone in elementary school with a combination of comedic horror and frank dismissal, my kids don't badger me much. It's not even an argument in my house because I don't engage. Treat it like a completely unrealizable fantasy that your kids have. If your kid were badgering you to, I dunno, fly an airplane, you would sometimes engage in the fun of imagining what it would be like and mostly just ignore because it's not happening and it's silly to even talk about it really. That's how I approach the smart phone issue. And, for that matter, mature-rated video games and a host of other things other kids have that mine don't, whether the reason is my disapproval or my lack of funds.

There will ALWAYS be someone who has more than you do. There is no way to shield kids from this reality. If you treat it like something you let it roll off your back, your kids will have an easier time letting it roll off theirs.[/quote]

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