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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Anecdotally, my kid has four particular 13-14-year-old friends without a smart kid, and they are DMing my kid messages that include racial slurs, violence against girls, and pornography, sometimes after midnight (my kid has no access to a phone, iPad, or computer after 8 pm).    Sometimes these messages come on a gaming platform.  I’m sure none of your kids would do that, though.  [/quote]

Pinwheel poster here. My kids aren't on devices in their rooms and no one is on a device of any sort after bedtime.  I can't control what they do at friends' houses but they aren't doing anything they wouldn't do on their own smart phone if they had one, only more frequently. Kids are who they are. But more use and access doesn't somehow make you want to be edgy less often?

In fact, I suspect these kids you know DON"T have frequent access to phones because their parents know they have trouble filtering or understanding social cues or controlling their impulses.

Parents still need to talk a lot to kids about online messages and dangers.  Their not having one doesn't make these conversations unnecessary. [/quote]

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