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[quote=Anonymous]You’re not alone OP.  We are dealing with something similar with our DS, although maybe not quite as serious.  Right now he has an old fashioned flip phone while we figure it out. He hates it. But that’s too bad.

Our kid ultimately needs texting, a camera for a school and some limited internet. I think we are going to strip down his iPhone this weekend. Completely reset it, and take off absolutely everything, including the internet browser.  Then install the limited apps he needs— blackboard, gradebook, Washington Post, and email.  Not FB (his time suck) not games, and not an internet browser   Set it to require parental approval to install anything. I do this for DD, and I have to approve apps from my email account, plus enter a password on her phone.   We have some idea how this will work I. Theory. We’ll see how it plays out.

Honestly, we are all happier when he just has the flip phone. Including him. But the no email not texting gets hard to do long term. 
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