Nearly 7,000 parents from across the country have taken a pledge to wait until 8th grade before giving their kids smartphones. Hundreds of schools, including many in Westchester, have jumped on board.
BUT…since many of us in Pelham have already committed to giving our rising 6th graders smartphones soon, a group of us has “tweaked" the original “Wait Until 8th” pledge by agreeing not to give our kids access to social media until at least 7th grade (and ideally 8th if we can hold out that long). Let's let them have their first year of Middle School be “social media” free! Our hope is that they won’t feel as much pressure to access social media sites if they know their friends aren’t either.
If you can commit to waiting until your child is in 7th grade before allowing him/her to access Instagram, Snapchat, FaceBook and similar sites, then please add your name to the list. Please also add your name to the list if you plan on taking the "Wait Until 8th" pledge, or if you have no plans to give your child a smartphone at all. The more names the better! This letter will be circulated to parents representing all four Pelham elementary schools.
Thank you in advance for your support!
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Great initiative-This will only help our children for the best outcome socially; to interact with friends personally rather than virtually... That will lead them to meet after school and play sports, backyard games, or just have a conversation while walking(home)-to enjoy childhood the old fashioned way.
Yes! And we should up the ante and say no social media on smartphones for PARENTS. So sad seeing parents glued to Facebook instead of tuning into their kids, especially at big activities like sports, scouts, music performances! Challenge to parents: save social media for periodic desktop sessions in off hours, and families will be more engaged, happier, healthier!
Excellent compromise with the "Wait Until 8th" pledge.
We’ll be waiting until 8th for social. Smart phone TBD
Amie Hughes
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Nearly 7,000 parents from across the country have taken a pledge to wait until 8th grade before giving their kids smartphones. Hundreds of schools, including many in Westchester, have jumped on board.
BUT…since many of us in Pelham have already committed to giving our rising 6th graders smartphones soon, a group of us has “tweaked" the original “Wait Until 8th” pledge by agreeing not to give our kids access to social media until at least 7th grade (and ideally 8th if we can hold out that long). Let's let them have their first year of Middle School be “social media” free! Our hope is that they won’t feel as much pressure to access social media sites if they know their friends aren’t either.
If you can commit to waiting until your child is in 7th grade before allowing him/her to access Instagram, Snapchat, FaceBook and similar sites, then please add your name to the list. Please also add your name to the list if you plan on taking the "Wait Until 8th" pledge, or if you have no plans to give your child a smartphone at all. The more names the better! This letter will be circulated to parents representing all four Pelham elementary schools.
Thank you in advance for your support!
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My daughter is entering 6th and this is exactly what we need to keep the drama down. Peer pressure is way too much these days and I really hope a bunch of us can stick to this.
Great initiative-This will only help our children for the best outcome socially; to interact with friends personally rather than virtually... That will lead them to meet after school and play sports, backyard games, or just have a conversation while walking(home)-to enjoy childhood the old fashioned way.
Yes! And we should up the ante and say no social media on smartphones for PARENTS. So sad seeing parents glued to Facebook instead of tuning into their kids, especially at big activities like sports, scouts, music performances! Challenge to parents: save social media for periodic desktop sessions in off hours, and families will be more engaged, happier, healthier!
Excellent compromise with the "Wait Until 8th" pledge.
We’ll be waiting until 8th for social. Smart phone TBD
Amie Hughes
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My daughter is entering 6th and this is exactly what we need to keep the drama down. Peer pressure is way too much these days and I really hope a bunch of us can stick to this.