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Mobile phone rules

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collann · 08/05/2024 09:29

Hi
Just curious, what's your guys rules on your kids having mobile phones?
My DD is 10 soon and has asked for one for her birthday. Her 3 older sisters don't live at home so it's a way to keep in touch with them and in touch with me when she stays at her Nans.
But I'm not sure what rules or boundaries to put in place that she'll understand (she's ASD)
Never had this problem with the other 3 was so long ago 🙈
Any thoughts are welcome

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LuckysDadsHat · 08/05/2024 09:30

They don't get them till secondary school in my house. They are an necessary evil these days, but some people give them way too young.

DoYouSmokePaul · 08/05/2024 09:32

Maybe a very basic brick phone for emergencies but ten is too young to look after an expensive smartphone worth hundreds not to mention all of the other issues such as addiction etc. What does she want it for?

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collann · 08/05/2024 10:24

As I said her sisters are older and we keep in touch via WhatsApp group sending photos etc
Also when she goes to her nans she's been using her nans phone to communicate with me but she doesn't feel comfortable doing that
It will be monitored and strictly no social media until she's 16 at least
But as she has ASD I thought she could download some games etc

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everythinglooksbetterpaintedblack · 08/05/2024 12:47

We had a new mobile phone till secondary school rule

DoNotScrapeMyDataBishes · 08/05/2024 12:56

Ours are basically - set to "ask to install" for all apps (we tested removing this and found the eldest took the piss so she lost the privilege). Certain apps such as SnapChat are blocked (we tolerate WhatsApp as that's what friends tend to be on).... chargers are all kept downstairs and the phone goes on charge at a set time on a night - and if I catch the phone naked (without case or screen protector) you get to endure the Broken Screened Brick of Shame phone as a replacement.

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collann · 08/05/2024 16:28

These are the exact rules I was thinking about. Is an hour every night ok or just for weekends do you think?

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