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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t get it. Most of my 9th graders official school activities use Instagram for all communications. By high school I can’t imagine a kid not having a smart phone.[/quote]

My fear is the obvious dangers of social media and the internet, but also I don't want my kid stuck behind screens all the time. Also, the more devices the less they have to socialize in person. I can't recreate my childhood, but I'm hoping to give them a little of it.[/quote]

But if everyone else has a phone who are they going to be socializing with, and how are they making plans? [/quote]

Are there really no teenagers left who lead mainly real/non-virtual lives? Who can make plans by call/text?[/quote]

So the TL;DR of this thread is:
Many parents of actual current teens/high schoolers have told you the reality of what things are like now.   Many parents of elementary/middle school kids have expressed disbelief/denial that their kids will participate in reality.
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Yeah, it seems like an overcorrection to being scared of the pitfalls of social media/tech. It’s just reality that teens have phones. Set limits if you want, but not allowing a phone is pretty extreme. [/quote]

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