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Hmmm..let's see where you kid is when he or she is 20. Being a star on Youtube is not something normal parents are wishing for their kids :roll: .[/quote]

Haha no we are certainly outside the norm. Also outside the norm: A teen who is expert at video editing, viral marketing, et al. And no he is not a youtube star. He used to get about 5k views / video, now it's 10-50 times that, and his face or name has never appeared in any of his pieces, just his voice. He uploads regularly and is building up a subscriber base. It's a hobby, but he treats is like a job. Video quality has improved markedly, and he is very diligent.

Also not normal: Being on the way to paying for own college education while only halfway through HS.

Look, I get it. Technology has the potential to amplify both risks and rewards exponentially, and with developing brains, those amplified risks are not insignificant. So I am all for rules, restrictions, and scaffolding as they develop the savvy and maturity to use technology responsibly -- just the same as we teach them to cross the street. [b]We don't say, Never cross streets, it's dangerous. But we teach them slowly and over time and the GOAL is independence. You get to independence by practicing early and often.[/b]

Meanwhile, I will bet good money that the kids of every single poster who has said, Kids that age don't need phone, have access to tv's. Which is a more useful tool? [/quote]

There is a TON of value in this. And I agree with you. [/quote]

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