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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids got it at around 7th or 8th grade. No issues.  Snapchat truly has replaced texting and teens without it are going to have a hard time socially. [/quote]

Not for everyone. It is literally not the only chat app. There are other options, which apparently my kids and most of their friends prefer. Though some of their friends do use snap chat, it really isn't a problem for them to talk to their friends other ways.

My oldest is a young adult now who is way beyond lying to mom and dad (and frankly was never a good liar), never had it, never liked it, and basically says, what you use depends on what you are into and what that group of friends is into. He moved away from what he called "the middle snap chat crowd" very quickly, because they were up to no good in his opinion. He happens to have a strong, leader-type personality, so I get that not every kid would have the confidence to make that call and get his friends to follow instead of reject him for it - it's not easy. But my only point is that it simply isn't true that "everyone" is using it or that you can't communicate with your friends without it. Many do. All you have to do is choose a different app with your friends. If your kid can't do that, go into the teen years with eyes wide open because they will continue to follow the crowd.[/quote]

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