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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1.  I wouldn't sign it because of what a PP said.  My intention is to wait until 8th grade (have a current 6h grader and an older child) but it's my parenting decision and I reserve the right to do what is best for me and my kid whenever I feel like it.

2.  I agree with the comment that the thinking needs to be broader and an ipad can be just as much an issue.  However, even your child with a stripped down phone is a bit of a drain on the group and changes the dynamic.  I drive girls around this age constantly.  The one with the phone, the entire ride becomes about taking silly photos with the camera, playing 2 person games, texting with friends (which is much easier on a phone than a watch).  Many of them have access to music and spotify and will watch content on spotify.  Point is they will find a way to be interacting with the phone instead of with people even if it's "stripped down".  They can go places solo and check in with a watch.  My plea to parents of younger kids would be hold off and give the watch.[/quote]

I agree with this 100 percent. Kids absolutely can get into trouble on an iPad and you have to be careful with it. But I drive a lot of carpools and have definitely seen this starting in *4th grade* when the first child got a phone. One kid starts texting in the middle of a conversation and shuts down or the person next to them starts reading the texts etc. It also changes up the dynamics and makes certain kinds of rude behavior way easier (ohh tell Larla we are all on the way to wherever (implied *without her*) and I HATE policing it but will tell kids that they need to put the phone away if it starts devolving in my car. [/quote]

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