It's such a critical world out there especially in high school your looked down upon and if you are not sexually active, and there there's the internet. One mistake can lead to a consequence that often time the teen can not handle. As parents its so hard because you think you know your child but you don't know what they are doing when they are at school or anywhere else. It's hard to get the teen to trusting and open with the parents.
Hi @sarahc1362 thank you for your comment. The things I have heard and seen is terrifying. I once caught a grade 5 student with a porn video on his phone. Nine years old...horrifying experience. Parents did not even show up for the parent teacher conference...poor child was left to fight for himself.
Unrestricted smart phones should not be available to 9 year olds. Parents who provide such devices are being irresponsible. A friend's 10 year old kid played videogames on his phone, which had more and more porn as he went up levels. Eventually he molested a younger friend, who is now seriously messed up. The parents who gave the kid the phone and paid for the game were proud of how smart he was, but they did not consider that he was still as immature as any other 10 year old.