> There is no way in hell I would let him do that unless he has some way I can contact him and see where he is. I'm not saying you are wrong or right for wanti

> There is no way in hell I would let him do that unless he has some way I can contact him and see where he is. I'm not saying you are wrong or right for wanting this, but it brings 2 thoughts to mind. One is a reminder that our parents and beyond always joke about, back in the day throwing a few blankets in a car and driving 12 hours north for the weekend and having no way to contact anyone and "they were fine". Second is this feeling of overlap between having a child grow up with a phone constantly on them, and our mental attachment to having them. Everyone is aware of this emptiness / stress that occurs with many people when you leave the house without your phone these days. You feel this strong mental attachment / reliance on this connection to the world. Now, are we forcing children to have that same mental reliance on these devices by starting them so young? Again, not saying you are right/wrong to want it, just something that came to mind.