He's 11 and started secondary school last September. He says ALL the kids he's friends with have Blackberries and communicate with each other via BBM. He feels he is out of the loop because he doesn't have it and so won't get to hear about meetups etc. Is this likely to be true? Have investigated the cost (seems massive to me for this age) and read other threads here about other problems with them. So I'm not keen at all, but wouldn't want him to have social difficulties because of it. Is it really likely to affect his ability to make friends, and do most 11-year-olds really have these things?!
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Garon · 19/01/2013 23:29
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