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My child's school bans smartphones and smart watches until 5th grade, but on top of that the majority of patents have plegded [1] to wait until 8th grade. The b
by antiframe 2y ago
My child's school bans smartphones and smart watches until 5th grade, but on top of that the majority of patents have plegded [1] to wait until 8th grade. The best defense we have as parents is through collective discussion and action.
[1]: https://www.waituntil8th.org/ https://www.waituntil8th.org/
- pmarreck 2y agoA lot of this enforced waiting seems to be motivated by the negative behavior of children and early teens towards each other. And since you can't control how other parents raise their kids, a few bad apples have to spoil it for everyone. And, truth be told, when I recollect how bad junior high was before the Internet or smartphones existed, the capability of smartphones to magnify the negative as well as the positive certainly seems terrifying. This just makes me want to home-school my kid if possible. (My son, my only kid, is about to turn 3 and I have been carefully watching this ongoing conversation/debate/research.)