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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My nieces are in 8th with no phones (and no chance of phones in sight).

Apple Watches to reach parents when out.

Limited texting via iPads when at home.

Strong parental controls on both - no web browser, contact list set by parents with no calls or texts outside that list, no social media.

And they say no. Over and over and over. And are okay with the teen angst that follows because they know the kids aren’t actually deprived.[/quote]

The kids will hate them later for being hard nosed jerks. [/quote]

Or thankful that they got to be kids a little longer.[/quote]

+1[/quote]

Doubt it. They sound like strict authoritarians who make irrational rules like no dating or make up until a specific age, no common sense allowed. Those kids will run from that house and never look back.[/quote]

No, not strict at all, ruled that make sense. My kid will grow up eventually, it just have to be so early.[/quote]

What makes sense about 8th graders not having phones and no chance in sight? Why to prove a point? Is this like seeing whose kid can ride backwards in the carseat for the longest? [/quote]

They're still kids, go hang out with your friends in person, not behind a screen. Plenty of time in HS to be a full blown teen holed up in your room on a screen. Go and be a kid.[/quote]

Or go hang out with your friends in person, where everyone will be holed up together playing on a larger screen.[/quote]

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