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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like a lot of parents think they are doing great by not giving their kid a phone, but then give their kid an iPad with group chats. How do we raise the alarm on the group chats? NOTHING good comes out of the group chat. [/quote]

Good information. We’re not there yet, but thanks for the heads-up.[/quote]

I really wish the Wait Until 8th Pledge included the concept of ipads/group chats. I've already seen bullying on the group chat in our small school and then the side chats that spin off after the bullying. Please remind your kid that a lot of emotion/feeling/sarcasm gets lost in text. Think of how many times we "misunderstand" each other on dcum - and now imagine you are 11 and just learning how to navigate complex feelings and ranging hormones at the same time.  [/quote]
I think its really lost on people that the issue isn't necessarily the smart phone but the apps.  My middle schooler has a smart phone, but it only texts parent-approved contacts, plays Spotify, let's her put books on hold at the public library, shows the weather, the family Google calendar, and has an alarm/calculator.  She's not addicted at all and it's been great. There are no games, social media or YouTube.

Meanwhile other parents judge her having a  smart phone while their kids mindlessly binge YouTube and bully kids in chat rooms on an iPad.[/quote]

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