January 3, 201313 yr Parents want to raise their children the "right way" and to keep them safe and to ..... Poor kid. It's a bit much for my taste. I can't imagine what is going to happen when he turns 16. Mom will go on all dates with him - guaranteed!
January 3, 201313 yr Seen that on Facebook. Seems reasonable enough for the most part, there are some extremes though. Although I don't like her idea of not having to have your phone all the time when you go out. I would think that is a must and very precautionary for safety.
January 3, 201313 yr Fantastic rules. I'd wait until the kid was 15 or 16 to give him a phone, though.
January 3, 201313 yr I'd wait until the kid was 15 or 16 to give him a phone, though. Many non-parents or parents of really young kids say that. Then it often changes.
January 3, 201313 yr Parents want to raise their children the "right way" and to keep them safe and to ..... Poor kid. It's a bit much for my taste. I can't imagine what is going to happen when he turns 16. Mom will go on all dates with him - guaranteed! Poor kid? Seems like he's just fine to me. Not sure how you've come to the conclusion that the mother is over protective though just because of some phone rules. Don't text while eat, or at the movies, can't take your phone to school, talk to people....That all leads to overprotective?
January 3, 201313 yr Many non-parents or parents of really young kids say that. Then it often changes. What changes it? Is it the parents willpower to give into the kids' whining that changes, or their opinion about their son or daughter having the phone for "safety's sake"?
January 3, 201313 yr Author Parents want to raise their children the "right way" and to keep them safe and to ..... Poor kid. It's a bit much for my taste. I can't imagine what is going to happen when he turns 16. Mom will go on all dates with him - guaranteed! Although I agree with a lot of it, I do find it to be overkill.
January 3, 201313 yr Fantastic rules. I'd wait until the kid was 15 or 16 to give him a phone, though. That's too late IMO. I would say around junior high I'd give them their own phone to carry.
January 3, 201313 yr Author Fantastic rules. I'd wait until the kid was 15 or 16 to give him a phone' date=' though.[/quote'] I'd like to think that if my kid isn't participating in extra-curricular activities I'd wait until they have a license. But that could most definitely change.
January 3, 201313 yr Author I grew up right when cell phones started to become popular. I didn't get one until I graduated, turned 18, and could get one myself. But that was my choice as my younger brother got one at 15.
January 3, 201313 yr I grew up right when cell phones started to become popular. I didn't get one until I graduated, turned 18, and could get one myself. But that was my choice as my younger brother got one at 15. I'm barely ahead of you, age-wise, and while I was in high school, only the rich kids' parents had them. By the time I was a sophomore in high school it seemed like a lot of folks were getting cell phones though. Still, apart from putting up with your kid's complaining about not having a cell phone, which would undoubtedly be infinitely worse than it was in "my day", I don't really see much reason to get kids a phone until they're 16.
January 3, 201313 yr Author My 19-year-old sister got one when she turned 15, same for my 18-year-old sister (she quickly lost her privileges though), and my 13-year-old sister still doesn't have one (though she can text from her iPod in WiFi). So I don't think it's impossible to hold out even today.
January 3, 201313 yr Author I'm barely ahead of you, age-wise, and while I was in high school, only the rich kids' parents had them. By the time I was a sophomore in high school it seemed like a lot of folks were getting cell phones though. Still, apart from putting up with your kid's complaining about not having a cell phone, which would undoubtedly be infinitely worse than it was in "my day", I don't really see much reason to get kids a phone until they're 16.If they are participating in extra-curricular activities and need to be picked up often then I can see it but otherwise I tend to agree.
January 3, 201313 yr If they are participating in extra-curricular activities and need to be picked up often then I can see it but otherwise I tend to agree. I can kinda see the extra-curricular activities point, although I know when I was doing them in high school, there were always pay-phones available, and phones in the coaches' office and school office. I suppose the pay-phones may not be so readily accessible any more, but still...
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