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[quote=Anonymous]I mean, who knows, anything is possible. But I have a very very smart 8th grader, soon to turn 14. She won her school spelling bee as a 7th grader, got a 600 on most of her SOLs, but no, she could not write a post like this. She still does that thing where she uses a thesaurus to sound smarter and winds up choosing a word that's not quite a correct substitute.

Now of course, if OP spends all day reading very well written literature, it's possible. Never say never.

Re the original question . . . your brain is still developing. Phone addiction is a losing battle; the algorithms are stronger than our individual wills. I do allow my kids to get a phone when they go to middle school, but I use parental controls and screen time to shut off most programs after a certain amount of usage or at a certain time of night. Still, when my kids can be on their phones, they are glued to them.

I don't allow SnapChat (well, my older child is permitted to have it but knows I will check it regularly, and she didn't want to bother with that). I don't see that the upsides (what can you do that you can't do in a regular text other than get obsessed with your streaks?) outweigh the negatives (ripe ground for bullying, sexting, etc.). I do allow Instagram (private) once they turn 13. [/quote]

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