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Yeah, don't give them phones.
Past a certain age this may start to become socially isolating for the children
How many generations grew up without smart phones? Basically all of them. Why did it suddenly change that they are now "socially isolated" because they don't have smart phones?
It's actually proven that children and teens benefit from quality over quantity of their friendships. They don't need to have surface level relationships with everyone they meet. They just need a few really good friends they interact with in real life.
I’m relatively young so I can attest to the fact that, even when I was in high-school, not having a phone would put you at a social disadvantage. Thats how kids kept in touch out of school hours and coordinated social events. It’s not ideal but thats how things work now.
I'm also young. I had smart phones ans social media in highschool. The "disadvantage" no longer exists if parents make a coordonated effort to get their kids off smart phones. You don't need everyone, just a large enough group. I highly recommend The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
I agree that if you can get enough parents onboard with the no cell phone rule then it's not a problem. But there's a bit of a coordination problem there so that might not be achievable in all circumstances
@Bazoogle @ageedizzle I'm ok with my kid interacting with his friends on his phone, I'm not ok with mindlessly watching YouTube or playing pay-to-play mobile games
So, he just needs a cell phone? Seems like they don't need a smart phone. Regular cell phones are still an option
i.e. a "dumb phone"
There is not much in this world I care about less.
As a former teen that - due to other reasons - was socially pretty isolated, at this age acceptance from your peers is everything.
It's true, at some point it becomes a necessity. I don't know what to do about teens today, I haven't gotten there yet.
This is the solution in my home... Seems to work pretty well..