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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How did we all survive sleepovers before cellphones? [/quote]

We survived just fine.   But, cell phones hadn't been invented yet (at least not when I was a kid!)   Now we have cell phones.  Kids have them.   SO we need to deal with them.[/quote]

Do why not deal with them by taking them away at a reasonable hour?

Maybe parents who are unwilling to let their kids be separated from their phones should be the ones to announce their policies in advance so that the host can decide whether or not to rescind the invitation.[/quote]

I actually don't send a phone with my tweenager in most cases.  And my DC is not a text rather than talk, play Candy Crush at 2 am type of kid. But if for some reason I did send her with a cellphone, I would have a reason. In our case, it would probably be because my DC can get anxious and the cell phone helps her feel safe in a new situation.  It would be huge red flag if another parent took it away from her. I would feel like I, as her parent, had made a call to send it. That in this situation, having access to a phone was the right call for my DC. If she isn't being disruptive or inappropriate with the cellphone, it isn't the place of another parent to take it away. If she is being disruptive or inappropriate, I would want to be told. [/quote]

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