[BobL]

Perhaps her parents (and other parents) will learn a thing or two - exactly WHY does a 14 year old girl need a smart phone? A flip-phone, yes (since phone booths are gone), but why, again, do they need a smart phone.

Hopefully her parents are also held accountable, as ENABLERS.

[Cementjungle]

Perhaps her parents (and other parents) will learn a thing or two - exactly WHY does a 14 year old girl need a smart phone? A flip-phone, yes (since phone booths are gone), but why, again, do they need a smart phone.

Even a lot of flip-phones let you take pictures and send them. I don't think the answer is trying to pretend to your kids that these technologies exists, as they's going to know they do anyway. The answer is in teaching them some sense and discipline. This is not a job for the government.