There is a talk about mobiles are not safe. People say that if the child is under 16 and has a mobile they might get brain cancer. If your child is begging for a phone wait till there in secondary school. Apparently everyone at high school has one and you don't want them to feel left out. In till they are 16 say that he/she can only use it for short calls and texting. That's what i recommend.
Juliet Schor, a professor of sociology at Boston College in the US and a leading researcher on children and consumerism, claims that children's 'involvement in consumer culture causes dysfunction in the forms of depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and psychosomatic complaints'.
The majority of kids in the US have cell phones. Since the question was asked in 2008, costs of cell phones have dropped to point where price is not a barrier to owning them.
Well I got my first cell phone when I was 8. So you have to talk to your parents about that.
yes they did, but they were much bigger than they are now!
You've answered your own question, but it would be naive to imagine a child is going to confine his/her use to emergencies unless it's possible to have the 'phone call-barred to all but emergency or home/school numbers.
A lot of cell phones are made a year but I don't know the exact # of cell phones though
I think kids should have cell phones if they know what and what not to do with them .
kids should have a cell phone in the ages 9 through 12.
kids should have cell phones because in case pf Emercy or death attack. Also in case of fire or burglary. I think kids should have a cellphone because people be kidnapping. BOTT OM LINE !!!!
yes they should for emergiencies
Kids should have a cell phone for protection bottom line. And safe parents would do this for teens especially because you can keep an eye on your child.
yes, it is appropriate for kids to have cell phones for socialization.
yes, why not?
-Kids Should Have Cell Phone's Because It Could Be HELP When You Are In A Bad Situation Or ENDANGERED! And Every Kid Ages 9 And Older Should ALL Have Cell Phones!(:
The majority of kids in the US have cell phones. Since the question was asked in 2008, costs of cell phones have dropped to point where price is not a barrier to owning them.
A great source for cell phones on kids is consumersearch.com. Go to Home > Electronics > Cell Phones > Best Kids Cell Phones. It has a great comparison of several phones and carriers.
why are cell phones useful to home schooled kids
Because it is a distraction.