Great question…………….
Mrs. CTL is 15 years older than her next younger sibling.
Youngest Ms. CTL is 9 years younger than next older sibling.
The 29 year old got a cell phone when she got a drivers license so that she could call for assistance if necessary. She had limited computer access and it was supervised.
Youngest Ms. CTL has had a cell phone since she was 8 for safety reasons. She spend great amounts of time on the computer for school. We fought with the principal when she was in 5th grade when her general studies teachers required students to follow them on Twitter. We did not want our child having a twitter account. Principal sided with the teacher, I called a meeting of the Board of Directors (just happen to be a member for 30 years). Board sided with us, Principal and teacher told to change plan or job. They changed their plan.
Daughter is in college now. She must submit all her work electronically. Many seminars take place via SKYPE. When classes are cancelled because of winter weather, professors will send assignments to be done via text or email.
We also have to face the fact that even if we don’t want children to watch TV, most shows are available on their computers. Laptops and internet access are a requirement of the day schools, not just public schools.