She says she tried to give him the phone at 11 and he's 14 now. She also seems preoccupied with her phone, so I can see him deciding before that point that he wants nothing to do with it. (He may also have been influenced by the behavior of kids his age.)
More generally, pre-adolescents sometimes decide they're going to be vegetarian or Buddhist or Republican or whatever -- it usually isn't that the kid has some well formulated observations and principles (though that does happen), but more likely the kid is hopping on a trend or reacting against one.
More generally, pre-adolescents sometimes decide they're going to be vegetarian or Buddhist or Republican or whatever -- it usually isn't that the kid has some well formulated observations and principles (though that does happen), but more likely the kid is hopping on a trend or reacting against one.