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Ally — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:53:48 -0000

I think the kid should have a cell phone when they hit the middle schooler age

Re: noodad » When Should Kids Get a Cell Phone?

Ladydragonflagg — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:06:04 -0000

I definately agree, when I am shown that my son is responsible enough to understand that phones cost money, and that if need be, they will have to pay for it themselves. That said, I do really like the idea of the firefly for the smaller children out there, its got like 3 buttons one of them mom and one of them dad. This thing would be great in a \\\"i lot my kid in the mall\\\" type of situation.

Re: noodad » When Should Kids Get a Cell Phone?

latiamh — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:12:41 -0000

In a perfect world, I\'d let my kid have a cell phone when she started driving/dating...and that would be when I crawled into a hole and died...
BUT all joking aside, I\'d let her have a cell phone when she shows that she is responsible enough to have one...that comes around the same time that I am able to drop her and some friends off at the mall and places similar to that for a couple of hours. I\'d guess that would be around the middle school mark.
We\'d make it clear that certain calls and texting should never exceed a certain amount and the cellphones w/free night and weekends starting at seven would be an extra help in keeping the bill from stratosphere amounts.
However, is she were to go over her alloted minutes/amounts, we\'d take the phone away and she wouldn\'t get it back until she paid the excess that she put on the bill.
No cell...no go outtie with the friends.
Too bad so sad, shouldn\'t have crossed the line. There are consequences to all of your actions...
Oh, and course, we\'d teach her proper cell phone etiquette.