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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this is so foreign to me. My 11 year old doesn't even have a regular way to access instagram. (even if he wanted to)
 
  He doesn't get that much time on the family computer, and when he does tends to use that time for homework and composing music. I don't know when he'd have time for instagram. I'm assuming I'll need to get him a phone sometime before high school, and in high school he'll probably need his own laptop. Then I suppose he can check out things like instagram, but even then I can't imagine him being really into it.

I can imagine my daughter being into it though. I suppose we'll wait til 13.[/quote]

OP here.  Thanks for all the responses.  To the PP, above, I have older boys and they were just like your son - not at all interested in IG, FB, etc.  So this is all new to me with my daughter, who is completely different. [b] She's very social and wants IG because all her friends talk about it and she feels excluded. [/b] So I can completely understand the longing for it, just not sure I want to go down that road.  Not being 13 is a big sticking point for me, even though I know that makes me the uncool mom.   :wink:  Haven't quite decided what to do yet, but thanks for all the opinions and advice.[/quote]

If your daughter is hanging out with 11yr olds that have Instagram accounts she is hanging out with the kids that push their age, show no boundaries, get in trouble and have parents that just always shrug their shoulders.  Tread carefully on letting her because her other friends have them.  There are MANY MANY 11yr olds that absolutely do not have Instagram accounts, let alone phones.  [/quote]

I mostly agree with this. Doesn't mean the kids are bad or that their parents are uncaring, but they're definitely being allowed to tread in deeper waters and take more risks. When DD was in 5th grade, I heard lots of drama stemming from kids on instagram. She runs with a slower crowd, which certainly makes my life easier.[/quote]

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