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[quote=Anonymous]I got my 5th grader an Apple Watch for Christmas. He begged for one. Huge mistake. I took it away after two months. He was obsessed, constantly staring down at his wrist, and I became alarmed reading what he and his friends were texting. Nothing world-ending, but still sad...calling people names, talking about kids, dramatically talking about romantic relationships. Honestly, kid seemed a bit relieved when I took it away. He has asked a few times when he can have it back and I've said, not for many years. He said I feel left out. But he has great friends, plays with them all the time, gets invited to all the parties and is involved in sports and band so he isn't left out, really. He has nodded in seeming understanding when I've said, "I don't think the watch was good for you or your heart. You're not ready for it."

I got my older son a phone at the end of sixth grade, on his 12th birthday. He has handled it ok, although I'm still annoyed by the amount of time he spends on it. I set it up to shut down at 9 pm every night and limited his time on social media to one hour a day. That helped. I force both my kids to be active (I think they would be naturally, but I overschedule them) because I can't stand them being glued to tech.[/quote]

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