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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have his policy with middle school daughters. Not for small groups, but when there are five or more kids over, when I greet them, I ask them to leave their phones in the kitchen and tell them they are welcome to them anytime I just don’t want them in the basement. I’ve never had a problem, but I also know all the parents. [/quote]

That's a great way to handle the situation -- combine doing the right thing and protecting kids from garbage -- but doing it with kindness and hospitality. And a definite plus that you have relationships with the parents.  Why not small groups, too?? And why not for the entire visit anywhere in your home? Your daughter's guests are there to visit with your daughters, right -- not to sit there silently thumbing through Instagram junk.

Want to stay focused on homes rather than classrooms here, but I have to tell you that as a former hs teacher, "checking phones at the door" allowed my students to cultivate friendships and real classroom community. Without the phones, kids are forced to get out of themselves and learn how to form connections with others. They learn how to be people!

Also, the poster expressing concerns about pornography is totally on the mark. So wise. And to make things easier for the long-term, I would humbly suggest being consistent with your policy - whatever you decide.

Worth a read: https://raisingamericans.substack.com/p/the-backpack-method. Info is for a classroom, but principles are the same and can also work at home... [/quote]

This thread is why schools can’t have a consistent no phones policy in schools- these parents on here who feel disrespected when another adult takes their kid’s phone are the same ones who will be the first to complain if teachers try to implement no phone policies in schools.

As someone who also works in schools? They are a menace and even your “mature” adolescent shouldn’t have them out in class. (But they do!)[/quote]

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