Strict parenting that forbids all screen time until age 12 creates kids who are socially clumsy and tech-illiterate when they finally get access. My cousin raised her son that way, and at 13 he had zero idea how to navigate group chats or school research portals. Doesn't that put him at a real disadvantage compared to classmates who grew up with guided use? Kids need boundaries, not a total ban on digital fluency.