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Thursday, March 08, 2007
kids and cell phones...
granted, some children mature faster than others. but, generally speaking, when is a child old enough to have a cell phone?
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Our policy has been to let our kids have one when they turn 16. They are pretty independent, and you feel safer with them driving when they have one. I understand the pros and cons of younger kids having them, but I don't really think it is a necessary expense. My older kids usually help finance their own, too.
cell phones should not be allowed in the classroom. the kids are in school to learn and with a cell phone asa distraction and a disruption I feel they don't need them. We need to go back to some of the old school policies.
Everybody in my family has a cell phone. My youngest is 13 and she was one of the last of her friends to get a cell phone last year. All the text messeging they do can get annoying, but I can't argue the convenience of being able to get in touch with anyone in my family at any given time.
cell phones aren't allowed at school. The kis get their phones taken away and two days ISS if they are caught with their cell phones visible at school.
Maturity is the keynote, for deciding whether someone between 16 and 21 should have a cell phone. Drivers who are talking on cell phones are dangerous, and these young persons need to be taught that before they drive with a phone to their ear.
My children are ages 13 and 16. The live in Florida with their mother. They both have cell phones and in Florida they are allowed to have them at school because of the Columbine High School Massacre. I think it's a good idea because so much of that is happening in schools now days and I feel better knowing my children are able to get in touch with their mom and I.
I think a child should have a cell phone when the parents think it's okay. My 8 year old has been asking for a cell phone. I told her that if she got a job and paid for it herself she is more than welcome to get one. Now those Migo phones are great for the younger kids. They can only call out to 4 or 5 numbers plus emergency. She just doesn't do enough socializing with friends right now to get her one like that.
I waited until my daughter was 15 to get her a cell phone. She has done really well with it. She has a prepaid one so if she text or talks all her minutes up she has to pay for more minutes. I wont do that for her. I pay one time a month and if she uses it up it is up to her to add more minutes.
My daughter who has diabetes (she's 12) has a cell phone. My wife and I gave it to her a last Christmas just in case she may need to call 911. I have told the school that she has it and she keeps it in her purse at all times along with her medication, glucometer, and needles. She knows not to have it on during school time. The only numbers she needs to call are family members. No one else can call her phone unless I put their number in the phone. It's a FireFly. Very good for younger kids starting out and gives parents control of who their kid(s) talk too.
9 comments:
Our policy has been to let our kids have one when they turn 16. They are pretty independent, and you feel safer with them driving when they have one. I understand the pros and cons of younger kids having them, but I don't really think it is a necessary expense. My older kids usually help finance their own, too.
cell phones should not be allowed in the classroom. the kids are in school to learn and with a cell phone asa distraction and a disruption I feel they don't need them. We need to go back to some of the old school policies.
Everybody in my family has a cell phone. My youngest is 13 and she was one of the last of her friends to get a cell phone last year. All the text messeging they do can get annoying, but I can't argue the convenience of being able to get in touch with anyone in my family at any given time.
cell phones aren't allowed at school. The kis get their phones taken away and two days ISS if they are caught with their cell phones visible at school.
Maturity is the keynote, for deciding whether someone between 16 and 21 should have a cell phone.
Drivers who are talking on cell phones are dangerous, and these young persons need to be taught that before they drive with a phone to their ear.
My children are ages 13 and 16. The live in Florida with their mother. They both have cell phones and in Florida they are allowed to have them at school because of the Columbine High School Massacre. I think it's a good idea because so much of that is happening in schools now days and I feel better knowing my children are able to get in touch with their mom and I.
I think a child should have a cell phone when the parents think it's okay. My 8 year old has been asking for a cell phone. I told her that if she got a job and paid for it herself she is more than welcome to get one. Now those Migo phones are great for the younger kids. They can only call out to 4 or 5 numbers plus emergency. She just doesn't do enough socializing with friends right now to get her one like that.
I waited until my daughter was 15 to get her a cell phone. She has done really well with it. She has a prepaid one so if she text or talks all her minutes up she has to pay for more minutes. I wont do that for her. I pay one time a month and if she uses it up it is up to her to add more minutes.
My daughter who has diabetes (she's 12) has a cell phone. My wife and I gave it to her a last Christmas just in case she may need to call 911. I have told the school that she has it and she keeps it in her purse at all times along with her medication, glucometer, and needles. She knows not to have it on during school time. The only numbers she needs to call are family members. No one else can call her phone unless I put their number in the phone. It's a FireFly. Very good for younger kids starting out and gives parents control of who their kid(s) talk too.
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