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[quote=Anonymous]I feel like this thread is not representative of how many kids actually have phones and social media etc. Assume the people who want to post here are those who are most strict and feel strongly. My public school sixth grader has a phone and 90 percent of her friends have phones (they all have a long walk to school and parents want to track their kids, so that may be part of it). We finally wore down on TikTok, with time limits, because most of her friends had that. They post dance videos and makeup videos etc., and I have it too so I get notifications when she posts. In 7th grade everyone seems to have Snapchat now, which we haven’t given in on yet but probably will eventually.

I think the other side of this is that it’s important to teach them how to use devices and social media responsibly and have an open dialogue with parents about it. Middle school is a good time for this before high school. I can take it away at any time and often do.

Kids are really smart with this stuff and will figure out how to social media etc even if you don’t let them. The most restricted kids often have hidden accounts or are doing it at friend’s houses. I’d rather my kids be using their devices openly with me and learning what is dangerous than sneaking around and letting totally loose once they do finally get a device. [/quote]

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