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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are 22 and 19.

If I could turn the clock back, I would:

[b]*have no phones at all until high school[/b]
*go outdoors more
*go on more vacations
*park my own phone and iPad somewhere inaccessible while at home and focus on my kids more
*have more vegetarian dinners

and

Enjoy my kids more.[/quote]

well, if you'd done that, you'd have had plenty of time to enjoy them (although they'd be grumpy) because they'd have no friends.[/quote]

Many of us disagree with you.[/quote]

This is just one anecdote, but my 8th has a friend who was the only kid to not have a phone of their group and not allowed to use video games (and I can't think of any other kids who didn't have one at that age with my older kids). Well, the kid moved this summer, so my DS told me that he complained about his parents every time they were together and apparently has secret accounts, which an older sibling helped him set up (I don't know if that child was limited too). He missed out every time they played online video games and their group facetime calls. He also missed out on outings on the weekend arranged by phone. I would much rather know my kid has an account that I can check in to from time to time that have them sneak around behind my back. Not all kids will do that, but he's a very sweet kid who apparently is doing just that.[/quote]

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