Children and cell phones

[whitetrash]

i say once extracirricular activities become a biggie. it would have been handy to have a phon after practice and games

[lowthreeohz]

I got a cell phone at like 14. until then it was

I even paid for it myself.

[01vnms4v]

Step 1: disable camera.

Especially if it's a girl. God damn them start sending sexting pics!

[Sleeper]

I miss the old school worms game.

Holy shit I forgot about that game. Charging my old Nokia now.

[centexchick]

Step 1: disable camera.

couldn't agree more...hell, my 8 year old has the one on his 3ds and was taking less than appropriate shots of himself. Talk about freaking out your mother!!

He will have a phone when he hits middle school, if he can take care of the electronics he has now. He broke his ds lite...we made him pay for the new one out of his allowance he has been saving for 3 years. The same will go for the phone when the time comes.

[GrayStangGT]

That's exactly what I did. That exact phone came within a week of my driver's license.

Yup I got my dad's old nokia shortly after I started driving.

[Sean88gt]

My 3.5 year old has one. I can't hardly understand a damn word, but at least I know how to get a hold of him.

[Sean88gt]

couldn't agree more...hell, my 8 year old has the one on his 3ds and was taking less than appropriate shots of himself. Talk about freaking out your mother!!

He will have a phone when he hits middle school, if he can take care of the electronics he has now. He broke his ds lite...we made him pay for the new one out of his allowance he has been saving for 3 years. The same will go for the phone when the time comes.

Or learning from....

[centexchick]

Or learning from....

no moma should see that from her son. there were too damn many of those on it........what the hell am I supposed to say to that...


on second thought....no phone for him til he is 30.....out of college, married and on his own.....lol....

[Frank]

and it never fails, getting them one isn't good enough, but its got to be the latest and have the features all their friends have

[ram57ta]

When I wanted shit that my other rich friends had my parents told me to go out and mow yards to pay for it. I did. In the paranoid parents mind who say its 2012 now....thats exactly right....go get them a cheap as fuck FREE phone and restrict it to only numbers YOU allow and 911....and only let them upgrade it to the features THEY want when THEY find the dough to pay for it.
Teach responsibility early.

[kobuzz]

My kids got one as soon as they started waiting outside for the bus for school. no options just a way to reach them and a way for them to call for help if needed.

[bcoop]

Teach responsibility early.

That's an awful big assumption to think that the kids aren't. My kid is more responsible than some adults I know. He bought his xbox. He bought his iPod touch. He is paying his way to two baseball camps this summer (I am paying for a third). He is saving for a laptop, and he will buy his first car, just like I had to.

And no, he doesn't get a dime in "allowance". The chores he does around here are his payment for room and board. He mows several yards to earn the money he buys shit with. I will say, he gets money from his mother and step mother for making good grades. But it isn't much, and I don't contribute to that, because good grades are expected by me if he wants any freedom.

[diablo rojo]

That's an awful big assumption to think that the kids aren't. My kid is more responsible than some adults I know. He bought his xbox. He bought his iPod touch. He is paying his way to two baseball camps this summer (I am paying for a third). He is saving for a laptop, and he will buy his first car, just like I had to.

And no, he doesn't get a dime in "allowance". The chores he does around here are his payment for room and board. He mows several yards to earn the money he buys shit with. I will say, he gets money from his mother and step mother for making good grades. But it isn't much, and I don't contribute to that, because good grades are expected by me if he wants any freedom.

All of this! My kids get the same lessons. Work hard and earn your shit.

[Cooter]

That's an awful big assumption to think that the kids aren't. My kid is more responsible than some adults I know. He bought his xbox. He bought his iPod touch. He is paying his way to two baseball camps this summer (I am paying for a third). He is saving for a laptop, and he will buy his first car, just like I had to.

And no, he doesn't get a dime in "allowance". The chores he does around here are his payment for room and board. He mows several yards to earn the money he buys shit with. I will say, he gets money from his mother and step mother for making good grades. But it isn't much, and I don't contribute to that, because good grades are expected by me if he wants any freedom.

that's bad ass