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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is so freaking sad. Don’t you think maybe as parents you should take their devices away after a certain time in the name of healthy brain development? Even if they are in high school. [b]I’d rather my kid sneak out and be in person with people doing tame things[/b] than on Xbox, etc until all hours. Be parents, people. And read about the effects this will have on their brain. [/quote]

Have you been living under a rock?
First of all, this pandemic has radically changed the ways in which teens socialize. I did NOT want my teen hanging out with friends, almost certainly unmasked, getting COVID and/or bringing it home to our family. We completely relaxed the rules on devices since it was really the only way for teens to socialize without exposing themselves and others to COVID. And it was only very, very recently that the CDC said that kids could socialize unmarked outdoors with little risk of transmission.
Second, even the earliest vaccinated 12-15 year olds will not get full immunity for another week. The older ones didn't get vaccinated until mid-spring. 
Third, what in the world makes you so confident that a kid who will flaunt the rules enough to sneak out of the house will be engaging in "tame things"? Dear god. What do you think kids who sneak out of the house are sneaking out to do? Hold book club? SMH
You really seem to have a poor sense of balancing risk. While I am not happy about the extensive amount of screen time my kids have had this last year, I am also beyond thrilled that they agreed to stick to guidelines to prevent COVID transmission. If that meant socializing online, so be it. [/quote]

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