I'm a little late to catching up with posts (travel followed by sickness, from the highs of exploring Spain to the lows of an energy-sapping infection), but this was so timely to read. My sister is struggling with my 13-year-old niece's addiction to her phone. It's difficult for her to set boundaries now as my niece has already had the phone for a year, with unfettered access. She's on it until the early hours of the morning, it's affecting her schoolwork (being on the school bus at 8 pm having stayed up until 1 pm on the screen) and causing awful behaviour issues.
I would love to be able to help in some way, but unsure if a talking to from an aunt would make any difference. I'm convinced that going no-tech until kids are old enough to manage it responsibly is the best way, or at least impose strict boundaries right from the start.
I'm a little late to catching up with posts (travel followed by sickness, from the highs of exploring Spain to the lows of an energy-sapping infection), but this was so timely to read. My sister is struggling with my 13-year-old niece's addiction to her phone. It's difficult for her to set boundaries now as my niece has already had the phone for a year, with unfettered access. She's on it until the early hours of the morning, it's affecting her schoolwork (being on the school bus at 8 pm having stayed up until 1 pm on the screen) and causing awful behaviour issues.
I would love to be able to help in some way, but unsure if a talking to from an aunt would make any difference. I'm convinced that going no-tech until kids are old enough to manage it responsibly is the best way, or at least impose strict boundaries right from the start.