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[quote=Anonymous]Mom of twins in 12th grade here....they are my only two...I never got the "do over" kid and there's no parent manual...we all make choices that in the end maybe we regret a little, but would we truly go back and do it differently?

I'm a firm believer in that every parent has to make a decision involving their child(ren) based on knowing their own child and situation.  Every case is different.

Here's my two cent advice.  I waited until middle school (7th grade for us) but only relented in giving them cell phones because I work FT and they walked home (about 1 mile) alone and sometimes one (usually my daughter) would stay after school for an activity and walk home alone.  My choice had nothing to do with peer pressure and whether or not they would have any friends.  And trust me...even seven years ago I got the "all my friends have phones" speech from my 6th grade daughter...but if pressured it was clear that not "all" of them did have phones.

Did they get "addicted" to their phones....yes.  But I was able to curb that a little by "locking" their phones during certain times (easily done via Verizon website).

Do I regret giving them both cell phones in 7th grade? No. It actually became useful for punishments as it was always a "privilege" to be taken away.

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