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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @ChrisS 20h \ parent \ on: Privacy and Teenager - How to raise awareness among young people AskSN
I do have children who will not be getting a smart phone despite what any school or teacher may do. You could get your child a tablet for school work only and not a smartphone.
I don't know what age your daughters are, but if they are teenagers, I imagine that all their friends and classmates will have a smartphone, don't you think they can be excluded or penalized for not having a smartphone?
As I wrote in a previous reply, a cousin of the same age as my daughter had an iPhone when she was 3 yr old, other classmates had a smartphone at 5 or 6 yr old.
She had a tablet for children, without internet at 8 yr old and then, when the school moved all communications between teachers and students to an APP, I had to give in and get her a smartphone, but only at 12 yr old.
If, on the other hand, you manage to keep your teenage daughters without smartphones and without making them feel marginalized, I give you all my sincerest congratulations.
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don't you think they can be excluded or penalized for not having a smartphone?
The negative effects of teenagers having a smart phone are far worse than not having one. There are other ways to communicate and coordinate with friends than a smartphone. Many positives of a smart phone can be achieved using things like a dumb phone(or even a smart watch) or a computer.
when the school moved all communications between teachers and students to an APP
The last people I am worried about when trying to decide how to raise my children are govt funded schools and teachers but If i decided it necessary to use an app for education I would prefer a tablet over smart phone.
If, on the other hand, you manage to keep your teenage daughters without smartphones and without making them feel marginalized, I give you all my sincerest congratulations.
I will try my best. I hope you can keep your daughter off instagram and snapchat etc...
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The negative effects of teenagers having a smart phone are far worse than not having one. There are other ways to communicate and coordinate with friends than a smartphone. Many positives of a smart phone can be achieved using things like a dumb phone(or even a smart watch) or a computer.
I do not agree with this. I have never wanted to use Whatsapp and I guarantee you that for this reason I am penalized both for private relationships and in the working world. So, if an adult is not able to accept my choice and does not adapt, imagine teenagers who tend to isolate the "different"
The last people I am worried about when trying to decide how to raise my children are govt funded schools and teachers but If i decided it necessary to use an app for education I would prefer a tablet over smart phone.
I can share your idea of preferring a tablet to a smartphone, but in this case I should equip my daughter with a tablet with connectivity and a phone to be able to call. Personally, I opted for a used smartphone in which I set several blocks.
As for the school, I cannot agree with what you say because I chose a private school for my daughter. It is a very expensive expense, but for my daughter I am saving on other less important things to provide her with a high level of education.
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