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Reply to "Raising your kids screen-free (or minimal screens) -- experience from parents with older kids?"
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[quote=Anonymous]Your kids will start begging for a phone in 4th/5th grade. The pleas will intensify. They will not abate. Your children will need cell phones in middle school. First, that's where kids social lives are now whether you like it or not. You want your child to have friends, right? Second, if your child is doing after-school activities, they will need to be able to text you regarding pick up times, letting you know they're home or where they are, etc. They will also need a laptop because all their readings and homework is online. By high school, they will take their phones everywhere. My HS student just picked up her mandatory school-issued laptop yesterday, even though she already has one at home. It is for connecting to Google Classroom, a requirement. Glimpse the future, OP.[/quote]
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