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Do Kids Need Cell Phones? | Best Laptop Brands — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:15 +0000

[...] Neal has authored several articles on family dynamics for a well respected Parenting-Journals website. On a daily basis, she provides expert advice to new parents that struggle with toddler [...]

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:24:27 +0000

You know kids don’t really need cell phones. Just like adults don’t really either. People survived up until 20 years ago without them so we can too. But they are ultra convenient. I say if your child is mature enough to know the extreme costs and you can get a cost effect pay as you go deal then it’s ok to get your child cell phone. For cost reasons I prefer my young ones get their gadget fill by using an ipod instead of a iphone. As long as they are on WiFi, they can use apps to make calls to land lines for free.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:44:41 +0000

Great content! The author has addressed one of the questions that really confuse the parents nowadays. Another ideal cell phone for children these days is the Just5 Easyphone. Aside from its basic features, this is also equipped with an emergency response system. This feature is very important to truly enhance the safety of children. I like the idea that calling for an immediate help in times of crisis will just be a fingertip away with this phone.

By: Yna

Yna — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:22:04 +0000

A simple cell phone with practical features is the best cell phone for children, indeed. I would also like to add in the options that were cited in this article the Just5 Easyphone. I really like this phone for children as this doesn’t only offer simple features but as well as an emergency response system, which can really be useful in securing the safety of children.

By: Raine

Raine — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:28:52 +0000

Kids having cell phone is a good thing as long as parents teach them the responsibility that comes along with owning a cell phone. In my case, my nephews lucked out getting their cell phones before their teens on our recent trip to Disney. Going in, we know that they’d like diffent rides and would most likely drive us nuts waiting in line for the ones they have no interest in, so we bought the cheapest prepaid phones we could find for each. It ended up working out qutie well and we gave them the phones after the trip and would buy additinal airtimes for them for good grades/behaviors and things of the like What a great starter phone for kids…this way there’s no issue with phone bill surprises at month end and we can use the min. cards as incentives

By: Nubia

Nubia — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:31:38 +0000

Kids having cell phones are quite common these days. I completely agree with this article that the age truly depends on an individual basis. My personal perference is TracFone. As a strater phone for kids, it’s great. #1 It’s prepaid so you are in control of the spending and minutes and there’s no longterm commitment. #2 The price is right…affordable for almost any budget. Many phones options less than $20 and service about $10 or less montlhly. #3 Reliable service/clear reception. It may not have the bells and whistles of the truly kids designed cell phones (parental control, limited numbers of dialing, emergency buttons) but for the price, it’s totally worth the investment.

By: Juliette

Juliette — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:22:02 +0000

I think it’s inevitable at this point. Everyone has phones so putting it off just creates additional conflict with kids. The best thing to do is use the cell phone as a learning tool for kids. I get my daughter a NET10 prepaid phone when she turned 12 as a welcome to middle school gift. But I also told her that she was responsible for managing her minutes and helping me pay her monthly bill with chores. I only pay $15 a month so it’s no big whole in my pocket. She gets 150 minutes a month, which goes a long way since NET10 costs 10 cents a minute and 3 cents a text. She really, really manages the phone well and so far she’s doing a great job budgeting. So, if you can’t bet them, join them, just be smart about it!

By: R-L-A-George

R-L-A-George — Sun, 02 May 2010 21:06:30 +0000

I agree with everything and this is better than what I wrote http://www.r-l-a-george.blogspot.com in fact my blog might of insulted some people, but I was trying to make a point. I’m 21 and I never really felt like I wanted a cellphone, but I needed one because I felt embarrased to go, to customer service desk at walmart to call my parents when I lost track of them and using the phone at the library made me feel germaphobic and I find texting handy when the person can’t talk over the phone at the moment. I didn’t get a phone til’ I was 18 and I’m not ashamed, I spent part of my life in the 90s with frugal parents that are not as frugal, but I never asked for money because I was aware of my family’s financial stand at a young age. Even though the one toy I dreamed of getting when I was young was a Nintedo Gameboy and than it evolved into wanting a Gamboy Advance SP, but I didn’t get those ever. One day I didn’t expect it but I ended up with a DS lite then a DSi and now I have DSi XL. Funny how life works, if you wait patiently sometimes you will get it.

By: Henry

Henry — Sat, 01 May 2010 01:36:35 +0000

I choose to go with net10 for my kids for a couple reasons. First i know the service is great and i will be able to contact my kids if i need to. Secondly since its prepaid i have a lot of control over there minutes. And thirdly cause its cheap, only 15 bucks a month for service and a flat 10 cents per minute. So it works well cause i dont want them using it to much, its more for emergencies and what not so it works perfectly.

By: Ferni

Ferni — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:55:07 +0000

I bought both of my kids a cell phone when they got into middle school because I believe that is the time that they may encounter situations in which they need to call home right away. That is also the time where they start going to their friends birthday parties, etc. I bought them each a prepaid cell phone on the TracFone Straight Talk plan at WalMart. I pay $30 a month for 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts, and 30MB of data. They can’t go over their minutes and there are no activation or cancellation fees. Plus, they both got cool camera phones. Keeping them connected is the best way to keep me at ease.