I Have Teenagers

Okay, so I'm no longer a teenager (by two years), but I'm close enough that maybe my perspective might help or at least be interesting.

I'm sure in your house, like in mine, there was (or is) a hierarchy of punishments varying in severity. Well, for me, confiscation of my phone was reserved for the most serious of infractions. If your daughter is anything like me, her phone is her connection to her life, her world. So if she "over-reacts" please understand that her phone to her is not like your phone to you. It is so much more.

Next, the crime of texting late at night with a friend ... well, I confess, I was a serial offender. But I'm a morning person and was typically in bed earlier than most, so this would be waking up briefly and repeatedly during the night to check on my world. My mom was aware of this and we had many "talks" about this and how it wasn't good for me etc etc etc. The bottom line was that if it impacted my grades at all, then I was going to lose my phone (and she was serious). It didn't and I still do this today.

And I'm still alive. I've always needed glasses so I can't say if excessive screen time was a factor there or not. Good luck.

It's all a test mommy of the emergency broadcasting system... :)

I have been caught doing this so many times. The temptation...

It's not so much bad for your eyes as it stimulates your brain and you can't sleep. This is proven! Lol. But I never believed it as a teenager either.

I would get spanked for it. Sent to bed early and no phone

That is when mom doesn't sleep or has more free time and finds out what's been going on the whole time .. ..

Reading in the dark isn't bad for your eyes at all. It's just more tiring. But exhausting herself is a good reason to forbid it.

Thankfully we didn't have phones so readily available when our kids were growing. They are a curse as well as a blessing!

Could be doing a lot worse

I remember when my parents would take my brothers phone away he would just come use mine. Looking back I probably shouldn't have given it to him. But hey what are siblings for!

Because they have one less patrolling officer at night. They are taking their chances.... what a day to get caught. lol

I don't want to be arch, but do you really think that will be avoidable nowadays?

A conversation? Would you consider giving her a spanking?