What ages do you believe are complelty inappropriate for kids to have their own cellphones? My neice, who is 8 years old, was approached by a girl in school who asked to have her “cell phone” number. My sister was astonished. Then the girls mother actually asked my sister if (my neice) had a cell phone. And explained that her 8 year old daughter has one for emergancies….and joked that she had already had it taken away for “texting” too much! HELLO! Does anyone else think that this is ABSURD? I am all for using technology to keep our young ones safe. I, myself will allow my children to have cellphones on their person when they are old enough to keep communication readily available. I think in todays world we need that safety. They have programs for kids such as emergancy # installed, prepaid phones, blocked numbers aside from emergancy contacts and maybe one or 2 other personal #. But I think this should begin once the child enters High school (possible junior high).
If you believe it is acceptable…what reasons can you give? Because in my eyes, there should be NO 8 year old un accompainied by an adult. An 8 year old has no business being without supervision long enough to need a cell phone for emergancies. They are either i school (where there is access to land line phones) at home (again landlines) or at a friends house (land lines)…I’ll give the bennefit of the doubt and say that the child i possibly walking home from school and in order to ensure safety the parents give her a cell phone to walk to and form school. but it should end there. Block all outgoing and incoming calls except that of emergancy contacts. ANd what 8 year old has such anetwork of friends that a cell phone is needed for personal enjoyment? Its crazy!

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