The pressure from them to get a phone and all the apps and etc etc can be downright unbearable.

Should parents cave? Probably not. But given how prevalent and ubiquitous phones have become in society, my position as a parent is I'd rather teach them how to manage a phone and social media and all that comes with that than just say no.

In school, Lil Taz has to put her phone on her locker or else it will get confiscated until parent picks it up. She's a major rule follower, so I'm not worried about her.

My two oldest had small amounts of phone time written into their IEPs for emotional health. It was sometimes still a problem.

Our current senior texts us back sometimes when w text her, but usually she says she's between classes and has to go. So I don't think she's on her phone on class.