Absolutely right --- Couldn't have said it better. This also goes beyond as no matter how much guidance you give to your kids, their friends' parents aren't necessarily on the same page and this creates tensions. Example: my kids who do not have devices do not understand why some of their friends have one... these conversations usually end in a drama or best case scenario in them complaining about their boring parents.

Source author: Sébastien Monnet sebastien-joel.monnet@eda.admin.ch