TLDR:
Making your kids go without smartphones could be difficult because their friends will most likely have phones and will most likely leave your kid out of events and conversations.
TLDR:
Making your kids go without smartphones could be difficult because their friends will most likely have phones and will most likely leave your kid out of events and conversations.
Well I guess that explains a lot about my high school and college experience.
It's always been like that. One of the markers for middle class status is having the money to access their communication channels. I'm sure there were a lot of people wondering why they never got invited to anything in 1800 because their calling cards were made from the wrong type of paper or something.