Comment by ThinkBeat
2 days ago
I wonder at what age they start getting upset that they dont have what all the other kids have. The peer pressure on conformity I think is still strong. thought not explicitly stated.
I have seen older children cry that they dont have an iPhone or they dont have the latest iPhone, or in a different region, that they dont have Android and of course the latest Android
These were older than 7 to be sure, but not sure when it starts.
you can set your kid up to be independent and a FOSS influencer but I dont think that always works.
> I have seen older children cry that they dont have an iPhone or they dont have the latest iPhone, or in a different region, that they dont have Android and of course the latest Android
Just to be clear the solution to this is not to buy them the latest phone every year. You’re describing consumerism, not parenting