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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 5th grade son. I can't speak about the girls - they typically move faster - but none of the boys in his class has a phone, and he doesn't ask for one. No interest. 7th grade? Yes. I have one of those, too. There is a HUGE difference between an 11 year old and a 13 year old. Though he's not allowed to date either.

Dating at 11/12? Hell to the no. Go right ahead and call me a helicopter mom and just try to convince me I'm encouraging my child to lie and sneak behind my back. You're saying more about yourself, your child, and your worldview when you say that. [b]I absolutely love when parents say that by saying no to something, you're making your kids lie and do it behind your back.[/b] If that's how you approach parenting, then I imagine that is truth for you. What kind of headlock do your tweens have you in?! [/quote]

It depends on what you say "no" to, doesn't it? If a parent says no to a fifth-grade kid getting a cell phone, the kid isn't going to lie and get a cell phone behind the parent's back. If a parent says no to a fifth-grade kid hanging out with a friend the parent doesn't like, it's quite possible that the kid is going to lie and hang out with the friend the parent doesn't like.[/quote]

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