Reply With Quote
My 9 year old has a base flip phone I pay $5 a month extra to share minutes with unlimited text. She hardly uses it and I have to force her to take it.
A smart phone on the other hand.....dunno.
let's hear it...
I don't have a clue. A few years ago, I would have said when they can pay for it themselves.
But I can see the convenience of a kid having one at younger ages.
My 9 year old has a base flip phone I pay $5 a month extra to share minutes with unlimited text. She hardly uses it and I have to force her to take it.
A smart phone on the other hand.....dunno.
I think 14 is the right age.
Late middle school...7th or 8th grade. Nothing fancy, just a basic flip phone. Although where I'm from, I see a lot of 5th graders carrying iPhones
yeah...she wouldn't want to carry the flip phone either. was thinking of giving her my old Iphone since I've got an upgrade due. And the only reason I'm considering it is that we've got a line that isn't being used right now that we're paying for.
But still having a hard time doing it. And can't really figure out why.
I know she'll text more than call but am somewhat concerned about the reports showing that cell phone usage can cause some tumors or something.
Are they even making cheap flip phones nowadays?
My spoiled little niece has a prepaid sidekick.
That's the next safe thing imo. Showcasing an iPhone is a dangerous for a kid.
Yeah I thought about giving her my current phone when I get an upgrade, but then I see how much the data plan costs just to run an android phone and that thought goes away.
as soon as they can talk, preferably a smart phone.
with the increased amount of weirdos in this city and elsewhere, u can never leave it to chance
idk...was just thinking about the convenience of being able to get a hold of my daughter when she's with friends.
that's a damn fine point. at home she's been using some kind of text for free app on her ipad or using Scramble With Friends but my guess is she'd bust any data plan
As soon as they can show they can be responsible for it -- say 11, 12
I mentioned this earlier and that is a concern. But I think she would rarely use the phone itself and communicate mostly by text.
You're being quite the sucker today. Is this about cir cision?
18 or when they can pay for it themselves. Before then pretty much everyone around them should have a phone they can use in an emergency
17.. and if you let them know that's the age, they probably won't wait and will try to get a job around 16 just to get it.. and that's good.
hmmm...
tbh, it's something I'm aware of but don't think about. If I'm in a car or sitting down, I don't ever have my cell phone in my pocket anyway.
What do you think about all the wifi hotspots? Harmful?
I mean, at some point, something is always passing through your body.
My kids got their phones when they went into middle school. That was about the time they started being able to hang out with friends on their own and going to social events. They've all 3 been responsible with them, we've never had any trouble with overages of time or texts. I made it clear from the beginning that I pay for their phones for my convenience, not theirs. They cannot leave the house without their phones, and when I call I expect to be answered immediately or they lose the phone (which means not going anywhere). After all the hours I spent waiting outside of friends houses, movie theaters, basketball and band/orch practices, giving them their own phones transformed my life!
your kids dont need a cell phone they need a carMy kids got their phones when they went into middle school. That was about the time they started being able to hang out with friends on their own and going to social events. They've all 3 been responsible with them, we've never had any trouble with overages of time or texts. I made it clear from the beginning that I pay for their phones for my convenience, not theirs. They cannot leave the house without their phones, and when I call I expect to be answered immediately or they lose the phone (which means not going anywhere). After all the hours I spent waiting outside of friends houses, movie theaters, basketball and band/orch practices, giving them their own phones transformed my life!
well, I doubt that the big money is going to support any kind of studies showing how bad it really is.
This is the rule we have. My step daughter tried for years, even convincing her grandparents to get her one for her 13th birthday (despite the fact that we told her that age 14 is our rule), so we told them that it would be fine if they got it for her, we would take it away from her and give it back to her one year later... They waited until the following year.
And a driver!your kids dont need a cell phone they need a car
How old were all of us when we all got our cell phones?
I think we all survived as children without them.
I'm thinking you're wrong.
So you didn't survive? Sucks to be you.
When they can pay for it.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
