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[quote=Anonymous]Kids at what some people call "big 5." For both of our kids, they had ipad in 6th. Just texting friends, very limited apps and websites. Age 13 they got a phone with same limitations. No social media until the earliest 9th grade. Yes there are kids who have social media much earlier, and phones much earlier. My kids were probably in the last 10-15% to get it at age 13. I don't know about social media. The hard thing - and why i do not think it can be just an age thing- is that it depends on your kids' friend group. If they communicate by text, then it will impact their connection to not have any access at all to text. BUT if they can text from home on an ipad, that is plenty. If the friend group does everything on Snap, that is unfortunate b/c your child will miss out. It is sad how much is dependent on peers- and not by the kids doing- in that the norms of the group impact everyone in it. [/quote]
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