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Dec 23, 2024
11:24:38am

EM_Puma All-American

Problem is I'm seeing a lot of parents surfing as well.

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EM_Puma

Previous username: AF_Puma
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Joined: Jan 29, 2005
Last login: Dec 23, 2024
Total posts: 4,304 (1 FO)

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Cell Phones for kids are dumb, my niece and nephew are 12 and 13 and were at our house this weekend and literally set on

Nuke All-American

Dec 23, 10:34am

As I glance around sacrament meetings I'm amazed at the amount of parents that

EM_Puma

Dec 23, 10:40am

It’s lazy parenting in my opinion, it’s easier to just give the kids your phone. Parents need to realize they are doing

Nuke

Dec 23, 10:52am

Problem is I'm seeing a lot of parents surfing as well.

EM_Puma

Dec 23, 11:24am

My parent both late 60’s sit on their phone more than kids do. It’s a problem

Magneto

Dec 23, 2:44pm

Just as big of an issue with adults!

KYU

Dec 23, 8:32pm

A flip phone is the answer

McMax

Dec 23, 10:40am

My goal is dumb phones til 15 y/o. . .

Zoobieman

Dec 23, 3:26pm

You can limit the time they have access to different apps. That seems to keep

bluesloth

Dec 23, 10:41am

When we get to the point of getting one for our oldest, I’m going to straight up limit the apps.

Mike Honcho

Dec 23, 10:50am

My sister (12) got my old phone, and my mom doesn’t really understand tech, so

BaseCoug

Dec 23, 11:43am

We will do this for sure, I don't know why any parent wouldn't do this

Nuke

Dec 23, 11:08am

It's fine for my kids but they have very strict limits

RSL

Dec 23, 10:45am

Glad to see the tide is turning and more and more schools are banning them.

O Gaucho

Dec 23, 10:49am

Went to NFL game yesterday.

ThEJOKER

Dec 23, 10:52am

Give the highest possible recommend I can for "The Anxious Generation." Must

Dec 23, 10:57am

Well when their parents are also constantly on their phones what do you expect?

maxpowers

Dec 23, 10:57am

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Ham

Dec 23, 11:08am

Your parents said the exact same thing about music, movies, computers, video games (insert just about any new tech here)

AltTabbins

Dec 23, 11:27am

It’s completely different. Sure we had nintendos, PlayStations, Etc. but you couldn’t take those things with you and we

Nuke

Dec 23, 11:50am

And they were correct then and it still true today with cellphones

germ1

Dec 23, 12:30pm

Not cell phones. Mini-tablets, gaming system, IM, etc. all in one

Dataguy

Dec 23, 12:13pm

Be wise parents. Hold off on the phones until high school, and then ... limited

runnincoug

Dec 23, 12:49pm

I agree it's a huge problem, but I look back and the amount of time my generatio

franklyvulgar

Dec 23, 2:37pm

Smartphones are fundamentally different in how they affect the brain though

runnincoug

Dec 23, 4:05pm

For real. Honestly, been phones and lack of limits are killing this generation.

IronPotato

Dec 23, 10:39pm

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