Delay as long as possible...we waited until age 16 for oldest. Now we'll wait

Sep 21, 2020
9:29:17am

runnincoug All-American

Until 18 for the younger ones. Gabb wireless is what we would do if we could go back and no social media. It's uniquely designed to addict teen brains, whether intentionally or not.

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My kids are only 9, 6 & 3. The thought of social media for them terrifies me

RockyBalboa

9/21/20 8:17am

Delay until high school.

kccougar

9/21/20 8:20am

Call me dark ages Dad, but my kids all had to wait until 16 before any social

Ode to Hoy

9/21/20 8:23am

I like this approach. If your kid wants a phone, get a relay by republic

doctorcoug

9/21/20 8:27am

That is a great idea. 3 of my kids are all older now, but my youngest (9) would

Ode to Hoy

9/21/20 8:29am

My 6 year old ran free last year when he was 5. It just made me smile to see him

doctorcoug

9/21/20 8:33am

It's like I'm looking in the mirror.

ochobeeguy

9/21/20 12:17pm

Google family link is really quite awesome. I use that with mm guardian and I

doctorcoug

9/21/20 8:22am

WDaddy

9/21/20 8:58am

We are a no phone until 15. We have a “family cell phone” that can be used up

BYU-Ite

9/21/20 8:26am

The new Apple Watch seems like a good midway point

v1k0u6

9/21/20 8:26am

be interesting to see if this satisfies the teenage cell phone angst

Cougarclaw

9/21/20 8:56am

I have 15, 13 11 and 7 and none are on social and none have their own phones.

Iman23

9/21/20 8:31am

I fully support this type of approach. Kids need to be kids, when you allow them

Ode to Hoy

9/21/20 8:36am

That’s what you think. Kids are very good at figuring out ways. They want to fit

pink22

9/21/20 8:45am

Good for you. To heck w/ what people say. You're doing great by your kids.

gangbusters

9/21/20 9:48am

My take is to Get them into sports or something they’re really passionate about

cougfanz

9/21/20 8:32am

Watching "Social Dilemma" on Netflix seems like a must for families

JoMax

9/21/20 8:33am

Did I see El Jefe on there talking about the joys of CB addiction?

Cougarclaw

9/21/20 8:57am

I deleted FB immediately after watching it. Been going strong for 9 days!

Tortillero

9/21/20 10:16am

Our kids have smart phones with limited internet access. No social media. Ever.

Misteak

9/21/20 8:34am

RE: My kids are only 9, 6 & 3. The thought of social media for them

NotRelated

9/21/20 8:41am

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Cougazul

9/21/20 8:42am

What filters/monitors do people use (iPhone)?

cougfanz

9/21/20 8:45am

I've pointed out that reading these CB threads you would think the majority of

CSoul

9/21/20 8:53am

One more reason that I err on the side of monitor/teaching rather than restricting

CSoul

9/21/20 8:58am

Totally agree. They can’t stay immune forever. Better to teach while

blackandblue

9/21/20 8:59am

One caution with this approach though, is that you actually do have to take the

BYU-Ite

9/21/20 10:14am

And it is a LOT harder to monitor than anyone thinks. We have used all the apps

runnincoug

9/21/20 12:20pm

It bothers me that the church leans so heavily on it.

ochobeeguy

9/21/20 12:24pm

It’s any organization. We use group me. But it’s nearly impossible to coordinate

blackandblue

9/21/20 12:26pm

Why not email? I know it's not as instantaneous but it works

runnincoug

9/21/20 12:30pm

It's not impossible to do what people had done for 100 years.

ochobeeguy

9/21/20 11:30pm

Completely agree with this approach

OrangeCougar

9/21/20 10:06am

I can absolutely see your point.

BYU-Ite

9/21/20 9:02am

Most I've seen just use the phone for babysitting b/c they don't want to

Iman23

9/21/20 9:37am

I'll agree that the biggest problem I've observed is parents who are not savvy about the technology their kids are using

SaturdaySpecialDay

9/21/20 9:48am

Our kids are almost the same age. Our oldest have not asked for phones

Cougarclaw

9/21/20 8:59am

Tip: You are in control (My kids had phones since they were ~10)

TheLost

9/21/20 9:06am

Delay as long as possible...we waited until age 16 for oldest. Now we'll wait

runnincoug

9/21/20 9:29am

Our kids have smart phones at age 13, but the apps are limited. They can do social media at 14, but only using mom or

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