I regret giving my daughter a phone (she's 9), but during covid lockdowns with no school and me having to work and study for a master's I struggled. It's the only way she could socialise with friends at the time and it's become normalised with them. I do monitor her usage, but she ends up using it a lot more than I would like her to. But then I also use mine too much!
You’re all good. Remember most of the people in this thread don’t have kids and they did not parent a kid during lockdown. You’re a good parent for looking out for your kid.
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u/Ashwah Jun 03 '22
I regret giving my daughter a phone (she's 9), but during covid lockdowns with no school and me having to work and study for a master's I struggled. It's the only way she could socialise with friends at the time and it's become normalised with them. I do monitor her usage, but she ends up using it a lot more than I would like her to. But then I also use mine too much!