All jokes aside she’s not getting a physical cell phone - even a flip phone - for a few more years.
I appreciate the comment, but she’s 7. She has a “landline” phone (local PBX, explicit allows for friends whose parents ive talked to), she isn’t ready for something mobile. They aren’t even allowed into elementary school with cell phones, but the accessory style devices (watches) are.
Middle school? Yes, thats when this conversation will happen.
I gave that advice to a parent at a middle school where I worked, so yeah. If a parent had asked me how to ensure that their 7 year-old doesn’t lose a cell phone, I’d tell them that not giving a cell phone to a 7 year-old is a really good place to start.
All jokes aside she’s not getting a physical cell phone - even a flip phone - for a few more years.
I appreciate the comment, but she’s 7. She has a “landline” phone (local PBX, explicit allows for friends whose parents ive talked to), she isn’t ready for something mobile. They aren’t even allowed into elementary school with cell phones, but the accessory style devices (watches) are.
Middle school? Yes, thats when this conversation will happen.
I gave that advice to a parent at a middle school where I worked, so yeah. If a parent had asked me how to ensure that their 7 year-old doesn’t lose a cell phone, I’d tell them that not giving a cell phone to a 7 year-old is a really good place to start.
Thus the root of the problem - an option for younger that isn’t also a privacy nightmare.