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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Not my kid, not my problem. I'm not going to control another person's kid's phone. And if there's an emergency I want my kid to be able to contact me without involving you. [/quote]

Are you serious? How many emergencies do you all have? It is a control helicopter issue. At least admit to that [/quote]

The helicopter is the mom trying to manage the phone use of other people’s kids so her own kid doesn’t have to speak up.[/quote]

No it is an option a lot of parents like and agree to ahead of time. At least that is how it is at our house. It’s a choice to come over and leave your phone upstairs and hang out downstairs. You can come upstairs and use it if needed. So it isn’t taken away. Sure the tweens/teens will still kinda talk while on their phones but it all social media, one upping, trying to post, etc… With the phones upstairs the kids play board games, ping pong, shuffleboard, card games, and even sit and all talk face to face. Something many kids no longer know how to do. [/quote]

My kid manages to do all those things with his phone in his pocket.  I am confused how these kids are doing things in your basement that they don’t know how to do.  It seems like you have to choose one flex or the other.  Either groups of kids come over and do those things in your basement or your parenting is so stellar that your kids can do these things not no one else’s kids can. [/quote]

No kid does all those things with a phone in their pocket all night, never taking it out. I am a teacher and a parent to 4 kids ages 21 to 14 and each year it gets worse and worse. If your kid can’t walk up a flight of step to go use their phone away from the crowd and must have it in their pocket, you don’t realize the addiction that kid has of needing it on him at all times. It’s scary. The PP is offering a different way. If you son must have it in his pocket then I guess he goes to a different house and a different basement with all kids with cell phones in their pockets. [/quote]

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