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I have a dilemma. My 12-old old wants a cell phone, but I don’t think he’s ready for it. All of his friends have one and are making him feel left out when they all sit down to play Clash of Clans and Minecraft, watch music videos on YouTube, and send each other texts back and forth. I know that I shouldn’t feel the pressure to give him something I don’t think he’s ready for, but the truth is, I actually think he is. And I want him to be one with his peers. The old days of going outside to play still exist, but tweens these days are spending a lot of time on the couch fiddling with their phones. My son Tom has a tablet, but it’s not always compatible with the apps that his friends are playing on their phones. Often times, he is on the outskirts, a bystander peering over the shoulders of his peers … and that makes me feel bad. I don’t want to see him left out. He’s my pride and joy. My wife and I have been discussing getting him an iPhone. She is totally against it, but I’m not. I’ve arg...