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[quote=Anonymous]I have two kids who have gone through something similar.  I felt like without a smart phone they were being left out of lots of group chats (which later became instagram stories, etc).

My recommendation is to get him a phone with very strong limits.  For instance, he can only use for a couple of hours after school and then it goes away to YOUR room til the next day.  He won't get breaking news, but can at least follow the conversation.  Also, make sure you have all passwords and he knows that you check regularly for poor behavior.

FYI, my 8th grader came home telling me that the school went from banning phones in the classroom last year to assuming they have one this year so teachers used it for a 20 questions game yesterday.  I asked if everyone had one and she said one kid didn't, but she didn't know what the teacher expected him to use.  IMHO, that seems very problematic for the school to broadcast one kid's lack of phone, but it shows you how ubiquitous they are by 8th grade.[/quote]

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