Why Drew Barrymore gave her 11-year-old daughter a phone — only to take it away 3 months later

nypost.com:

Drew Barrymore has spent a long time holding off on giving her now 12-year-old daughter, Olive, a mobile phone. And again, like many parents, she eventually gave in after doing a lot of research on “dumb phones” (aka devices with no apps, social media, etc).

It only took her days to deeply regret that decision — all because of a shocking discovery she made on her daughter’s device.

Even without social media accessible. In an Instagram post titled “Phone Home”, the childhood star candidly reveals how she succumbed to the pressure and gave her daughter a mobile phone before she was even sure they were both ready for the milestone. “I am writing (in a very vulnerable way) to put myself out there as a parent,” her post begins. “It’s personal for me.

I wished many times when I was a kid that someone would tell me no. I wanted so badly to rebel all the time, and it was because I had no guardrails.