See, how I plan to sort this out with my own kids (once I have any, of course) is to tell them that, sure, they can have a cell phone/mobile device…they just have pay for it (and all related upkeep supporting it) themselves.
Won’t necessarily solve the problem entirely, of course, but it’ll be a helpful deterrent, and it’ll at least keep their faces visible for a larger portion of their childhood.
See, how I plan to sort this out with my own kids (once I have any, of course) is to tell them that, sure, they can have a cell phone/mobile device…they just have pay for it (and all related upkeep supporting it) themselves.
Won’t necessarily solve the problem entirely, of course, but it’ll be a helpful deterrent, and it’ll at least keep their faces visible for a larger portion of their childhood.