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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 12.5 yr old has an iPhone. I'm all for you telling her no phone use past 10pm or whatever. When she's not 100% comfortable at a sleepover (not liking the kid much, having a weird mix of girls there that aren't all pure friends) she sometimes is comforted by texting me good night and then texts me the second she wakes up as a polite way of saying "Don't forget to come pick me up!".

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I'm 14:22, and this is exactly the sort of reason my kids have a phone and I want them to have access to it...[b] I'm not massively worried about actual physical safety or you're right they wouldn't be going, but I want them to feel able to proactively manage their comfort and safety, which to me includes having a way of contacting home easily if they're feeling a bit uncomfortable with something. That doesn't seem terribly unreasonable to me, especially as the kids get older and sometimes plans change or situations go unexpected ways. I'd rather they feel confident they have information at their fingertips and an exit strategy if needed. It makes both the kids and us parents feel comfortable [/b]giving them a lot more freedom.[/quote]

Heaven forbid that your kids be uncomfortable.  What some of the more insecure parents are saying is that "they" need to feel comfortable from their own insecurities under the guise that their child must be tethered to their cell phones in case they need an exit strategy.

Not too long ago, many, many kids went to sleepovers before cell phones and if they needed an exit strategy, they just asked to use the host family's phone and mom or dad came right over and picked them up.  SMDH.[/quote]

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