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Originally Posted by kstarnes
I don't see what's wrong with kids having cell phones.
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I see nothing wrong with kids having cell phones. In our case, two things-
1- She doesn't get anything she wants, just because she wants it.
2- I will use this as a way to build her responsibility. We will discuss who should pay the bill. We will discuss appropriate use. We will let her know, in no uncertian terms, that we as parents are not responsible for her phone, that if she misplaces it somewhere, it will not be our job to replace it. She will know that having a phone, especially since we will be paying for it, is a privilige, and can be revoked at any time.
As much as I want to just give her a phone, and see the smile on her face, my job as "Dad" is to prepare her to someday leave us, and tackle life on her own. This is part of that proccess.