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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is going to get a phone in eighth grade. END OF DISCUSSION! However in her fourth grade class a lot of parents are getting their kids phones. Should I get her an Apple Watch? Should I cave and get her a phone? A dummy phone? I think the other parents need to be better but I don’t really know what to do, I’m not going to get her a phone. Should I get her one? Great, now I’m crying![/quote]

OP stick w your original thought of waiting until 8th (or later) to get your kid a phone. Or an Apple Watch. They do not need that in elementary. I have a 5th grader and a 3rd grader. Both have some classmates who have phones and smart watches but also many classmates who don’t. Do you know for sure that “a lot” of your kids’ classmates have phones? Or is that just what your daughter told you? If even 2-3 classmates have something then my kids will typically claim “everyone” does 😂

But also, even if she is actually the only one without a phone, that’s ok. Stick w your idea to wait. Kids don’t need internet access in their pocket or on their wrist.

Our plan is no smart watch til middle school (w lots of parental controls), no phone until high school (still w lots of parental control) and then no social media til age 16. [/quote]

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