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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a 12-year-old boy on a bike stop me on the street because he was lost (we live in a super safe community) and he wanted to call his mom. He asked if he could use my phone and of course I said yes, then waited with him while his mom drove to pick him up.

I thought it was so cool that this kid didn’t have a phone but felt empowered to approach a safe-looking stranger and problem-solve. So many kids are terrified of talking to strangers, don’t know how to judge “safe” from “unsafe” or sketchy looking, and wouldn’t have a clue how to get out of a jam without a personal cell phone.

Sharing as I think this is an unconventional reason to not get a phone too early. This kid was able to have a really nice conversation with me while we waited and was super polite and thankful. Those are the skills that kids should be developing.[/quote]

My 13 year old is in 8th and we don’t give her a cell phone with line. She has an iPad at home to draw and watch videos and it does allow her to join conversations via messages. When she is at school, she emails me with her school Chromebook. Whenever she might be at practice or out with friends, she has asked to use her friend or coach’s phone to call me to pickup or whatever. We will prob get her one when she goes into high school. But we’ve been able to avoided a full time phone for now. [/quote]

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