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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think my 5th grader "needed" a phone because she started commuting to school and after school activities via public transportation by herself.  I get that our generation didn't have such conveniences, but it exists now and it gives me a ton of peace of mind to have her be able to text me. I also want her to have the ability to call if something unexpected happens (like a bus breaks down or she misses a stop or whatever).  Maybe this is a city v suburb thing but practically all her classmates had phones in 5th grade. Since me and DH have verizon, we just gave her one of our old smart phones when it was time for us to upgrade and added her to our plan. We have, however, only given her a tiny tiny tiny amount of data.  The price to add her wasn't bad at all. And if she wants to use the online stuff for fun she has to do it somewhere where there is wifi. The tiny, tiny amount of data we have given is expressly for the purpose of her being able to use the "map/location" apps should she ever get lost. Things are working out for us.  [/quote]

We do the same for my dd. By the way, google maps have an offline mode that you can pre download maps. So she really doesn't need any data. [/quote]

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