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Sep 17, 2024
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Future_Tacos
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About what age did your kids get cell phones, and why that age?
And would you do it differently if you could do it over?
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About what age did your kids get cell phones, and why that age?
Future_Tacos
Sep 17, 10:51am
Troomi at 13 and in Jr High
Ted Lasso
Sep 17, 10:53am
14. Seemed easier to manage high school stuff.
OrsoNero
Sep 17, 10:55am
14-15. Because they needed to communicate with us
RobAdams
Sep 17, 10:55am
iPhones are easier to lock down I think
ColonelMustard
Sep 17, 2:13pm
For some things, this may be true. Friends of ours seem to have done a good
RobAdams
Sep 17, 3:08pm
12
cheezedawg
Sep 17, 10:56am
18,18,17,16---Smart phones are drugs...wait as long as you can
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
Sep 17, 10:56am
You got soft lol
palangi
Sep 17, 11:10am
Yeah..plus my son's friend literally gifted him an iPhone...I still used every
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
Sep 17, 11:16am
Gabb phone in 6th grade. IPhone with no browsing or social media in 8th grade.
pinolero
Sep 17, 10:57am
14ish/summer before HS. With Family Link & Bark. Learned lesson: Android > Apple
Dataguy
Sep 17, 10:59am
I got a dumb phone at age 15 and a smartphone at age 18
BaseCoug
Sep 17, 10:59am
The phone I had at 15.
Jeffacka
Sep 17, 11:06am
Calling to ask a girl out and praying her dad wouldn't answer. Good times.
Kilgore Trout
Sep 17, 11:26am
18.
Black Sunshine
Sep 17, 11:02am
12--and we went through some growing pains
Carnac
Sep 17, 11:02am
I just checked the screen time report for my kids. My 16 year old averages 3 hours per day on her phone. My 12 year old
cheezedawg
Sep 17, 11:08am
No social media for our kids.
Carnac
Sep 17, 11:19am
Anyone have thoughts on Be Real? My kid pushed to get it. We finally said ok.
pinolero
Sep 17, 11:40am
It’s less bad than the others. Limits you to only contacts
BaseCoug
Sep 17, 12:17pm
We got him one once he hit Jr. High. We have it locked down to where we have to
cougarfan84
Sep 17, 11:03am
13. And if I could do it over again I would wait until they are 16 or 17
DataMouth
Sep 17, 11:03am
13 - iPhone. Dont want them thinking Android is the best their life will be.
Longseason
Sep 17, 11:04am
15...not having a phone started causing issues in school. All teachers
WhirleyPop
Sep 17, 11:07am
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goblin
Sep 17, 1:39pm
10. Got them for free and my wife wants to be able to see where they are,
SoCalCoug
Sep 17, 11:07am
Strongly recommend reading The Anxious Generation for anyone thinking about
Nakedbootleg
Sep 17, 11:10am
Is the problem the smart phone or social media on the smart phone?
cheezedawg
Sep 17, 11:11am
Both can be a problem, but social is the rabbit hole
Carnac
Sep 17, 11:21am
For girls it’s mostly SM. For boys it’s more games and porn. Phone app designers
Nakedbootleg
Sep 17, 11:33am
My kid plays brawl stars a lot. We probably should monitor more closely
pinolero
Sep 17, 11:45am
Computers have already taken over their lives. They only go on their phones when
SoCalCoug
Sep 17, 11:44am
It really is a fantastic book. I can't recommend it enough.
KingDave
Sep 17, 12:46pm
Too early. Yes we are doing it differently with our younger kids.
Squirt
Sep 17, 11:14am
Another thought - RE security
DataMouth
Sep 17, 11:15am
I get pretty angry just thinking about this.
RobAdams
Sep 17, 11:22am
Plenty are concerned about the free speech rights of human traffickers.
BaseCoug
Sep 17, 12:24pm
It doesn’t seem complicated to me, here’s what I think
BaseCoug
Sep 17, 12:31pm
Dumb flip phone to the rescue.
kapcreations
Sep 18, 12:05pm
First was 15
jxncoog
Sep 17, 11:20am
My oldest got a cell phone when he went into Middle School
RockyBalboa
Sep 17, 11:29am
Flip for middle school Pinwheel phone for high school, smartphone at 16 or 17
runnincoug
Sep 17, 11:30am
10th grade. Why? Peer pressure? Did not want them to be a nerd....
BYU Grounds
Sep 17, 12:07pm
One thing we did do was, we collected the phone at 8pm each night.
BYU Grounds
Sep 17, 12:08pm
Ban them from every website except cougarboard
BaseCoug
Sep 17, 12:16pm
That's like making a kid drink the whole bottle, or smoke the whole pack
RobAdams
Sep 17, 12:24pm
Age 11, so they could contact us easily for rides after activities. It was a mistake.
KingDave
Sep 17, 12:45pm
When they are intelligent enough to know that social media is a scourge on
stoils
Sep 17, 1:04pm
13. But no browser only a few apps
DC12
Sep 17, 1:16pm
Haven't gotten any of my kids phones yet but I am thinking about getting my oldest ( 9 ) a smart watch. My Sis..
greatbam
Sep 17, 1:25pm
I'd suggest not doing that for two big reasons:
runnincoug
Sep 17, 1:44pm
I'd also add that tech can be a big distraction in the classroom and in social situations
KingDave
Sep 17, 1:51pm
100%. I'm even regretting the flip phone for my 8th grader so we now keep it
runnincoug
Sep 17, 1:59pm
RE: "WE want them because WE are anxious." : No, not really. I really don't need to know where my kids are at all..
greatbam
Sep 17, 2:28pm
Our kids tried that argument with us. The response, "Well everyone else has a phone borrow theirs to call us"
BYU Grounds
Sep 17, 2:46pm
Perhaps, but read The Anxious Generation---he shares the research there on this.
runnincoug
Sep 17, 2:59pm
Interesting insight that seems spot on. Had not considered the connection betwee
Big Daddy D
Sep 18, 8:42am
Isn’t this for parents who don’t care to watch their kids and need to find them?
Bin01015
Sep 17, 7:48pm
Man y'all parents need to learn how to use real parental controls.
goblin
Sep 17, 1:38pm
The best parental control system is to teach them how stupid and dangerous
stoils
Sep 17, 3:08pm
When my oldest hit 15, we got a phone for all three kids to share. No apps, no
chivo
Sep 17, 2:11pm
When our oldest we're 12 & 14 we got one phone to use as a "family phone". They
TailgateU
Sep 18, 8:23am
High School for Phone. Senior Year for Social Media...
tehjunction
Sep 18, 10:10am
We make our kids buy their own phones and pay for service
Cletus the Fetus
7:39am
Watch out for a motivated child. We did the same thing and my 14 year old worked
pinolero
7:55am
Sounds like you’ve raised a good kid! Well done! does he also pay for service?
Cletus the Fetus
8:03am
thats what we do...we provide the flip phone, they pay for smartphone/service
runnincoug
8:48am
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