My DD had a birthday party a few weeks ago, 11 and 12 year olds, they went on an outing and then back to our house for a sleepover (8 friends in total.) 2 girls arrived with mobile phones, the rest didn't. The few hours out was great, but when we got home, the two girls with phones proceeded to spend the whole next hour or so on Instagram sitting together on the sofa and in my DDs bedroom on their phones, not joining in or talking to anyone else - apart from talking to each other. The rest of the kids were trying to include them, but they were just disinterested. At times I turned the wifi off and then they joined in, but as my DS was studying for college and needed the internet for work, I couldn't switch the wifi off for long. Getting fed up at their rudeness, I then nicely said "5 more minutes on all phones, then we have them in for the rest of the sleepover. " They were fine about handing them in, and from then onwards everyone had a great time.
I would like to avoid this happening in the future - has anyone dared to say on invites "please no mobile phones?" The 11/12 year olds seem so addicted to Instagram, and I just wanted my DD to have an old fashioned party where they all actually spoke to each other, rather than stare at screens!
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gribak · 22/01/2017 20:12
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