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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's always been like this.  Phones don't make a difference.  Girls in middle school start to develop their personalities.  Some are strong (and stand up to bullying) but are usually quirky and considered not popular.  Other's go along and participate by association.

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I agree. It’s always been like this. But phones definitely make it worse.

The kids are constantly exposed to what everyone else is doing and saying - it’s non-stop, overwhelming social stimulus, unless they know how to filter it or step back when they need a break.

Some kids do this naturally. They just have a more limited appetite for social stimulus. They get their fill and then turn their attention to things that interest them more.

Other kids can’t self-regulate that way. Either because they just find the social stuff more compelling than anything else, or maybe because it lights up their brain in a way that compels them to keep coming back for another hit (either anxiety or high stimulation/dopamine-seeking needs etc.)

Add in the normal teen limitations/under-developed impulse-control and decision-making abilities, and the phones make everything MUCH worse!! 😢[/quote]

But how does that make middle school miserable?  I think you just went on an anti-phone tangent.

Look, I'm not a fan of constant phone usage either - but it doesn't mean that middle school is more (or less) miserable now than it was was when we were young.[/quote]

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