We're not in this situation yet, but on the cusp of allowing a phone. School doesn't allow them, although it does allow non-wifi use on trips and suchlike, to use as a camera and for music & podcasts, audio books etc. Which inevitably leads to kids taking photos to annoy each other, kids bringing second phones that are on wifi...I assume kids will get around rules if they really want to check their social media. Which I guess is 99% of how they use phones?
Kids will always find a way around - this is the other thing. They are the digital natives and there's a huge gulf between the average parents' ability and their kids. There's a huge disconnect between how we can parent online & in real life.
We're not in this situation yet, but on the cusp of allowing a phone. School doesn't allow them, although it does allow non-wifi use on trips and suchlike, to use as a camera and for music & podcasts, audio books etc. Which inevitably leads to kids taking photos to annoy each other, kids bringing second phones that are on wifi...I assume kids will get around rules if they really want to check their social media. Which I guess is 99% of how they use phones?
Kids will always find a way around - this is the other thing. They are the digital natives and there's a huge gulf between the average parents' ability and their kids. There's a huge disconnect between how we can parent online & in real life.