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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t get it. Most of my 9th graders official school activities use Instagram for all communications. By high school I can’t imagine a kid not having a smart phone.[/quote]

My fear is the obvious dangers of social media and the internet, but also I don't want my kid stuck behind screens all the time. Also, the more devices the less they have to socialize in person. I can't recreate my childhood, but I'm hoping to give them a little of it.[/quote]

But if everyone else has a phone who are they going to be socializing with, and how are they making plans? [/quote]

Are there really no teenagers left who lead mainly real/non-virtual lives? Who can make plans by call/text?[/quote]

COVID expedited that ongoing downward trend.  A lot of  kids don’t live anywhere near their classmates, teammates etc.  Plus a lot of kids are shuttling between 2 houses that aren’t near each other,

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Absolutely tragic. Broken families are devastating. Most kids never recover. Parents have been egregiously scammed by the “children are resilient” mantra. Remember the studies proving how “children who have family dinners every night are the most successful in school”. It’s still true.

Parents need to put more effort and sacrifice into their marriages, and sometimes a little less of spoiling their children with “the best” of every possible thing.  Just because you can give your children more, doesn’t mean you should.

Self-discipline is essential.
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