My daughter is 7 and had a slumber party last night. We do not have phones or iPads. Just computer games allowed for a set time a week. The friend had a phone and played Roblox the whole time. Didn’t want to play dress up, school, anything make believe, etc. 1) Should I…

@JerimiahLee @AmandaMGoetz I can’t fathom having a phone at 7y/o, and I’m Gen X. That’s wild to me. I suppose I could understand why, in some circs, a parent would want a child to have a normal phone, but no kid needs a smart phone at that age.

@JerimiahLee @AmandaMGoetz ✅✅✅ I was a single father. My daughter was the last in her class to have a phone. The trick? I made a pact with a like minded family. The girls were friends. It’s all that was needed.

@JerimiahLee @AmandaMGoetz They probably have way more fun at your place

@JerimiahLee @AmandaMGoetz Maybe just buy a flip top phone for your child so u can communicate with her, but can’t do interne-email good solution all around