Do you think that it will suppress the conversational skills of person to person? Do you think that these children are spoiled? I have the money to be able to give my child a cell phone, but I would never allow him to have one until he is old enough to handle that responsibility.
2006-09-30 02:52:00 · 10 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I think that it is crazy. I think that you can let your child have it when they are out with friends and then take it back when they are safe at home. I don't think that you should let your child have it with them all the time. Atleast not until they can pay the bill. By the way I'm 21 and even I at the young age I am didn't have a cell phone until I was 17 and I was paying for the bill
2006-09-30 02:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by whackiejackies 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Okay, who in God's name told you that not giving a child a cellphone will "suppress the conversational skills of person to person"? That is an idiotic argument. Maybe it was someone from California.
My children are eight and five. And there is no way in hell that they are getting cell phones. Maybe when they are teens and are paying for them with their own money. Their conversational skills come from good old fashioned, face to face talking to friends and family.
Yes, kids are spoiled. They have a sense of entitlement. They feel that cell phones, computers, cable, and video games are a right or even worse, a necessity. We have a computer and that is about it. My kids are too involved in other activites and outside play time to worry about all the other crap. MTV will NOT raise my children.
I don't blame kids though, I blame their idiot zombie-brained spoiled parents. I can't wait to see what the world will be like in 20 years when these idiot kids are running it.
Holy crap! I'm standing on a soap box aren't I? I'm sorry.
2006-09-30 10:00:33 · answer #2 · answered by Bruce B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you mix anti-freeze and simple potter's clay together into a chunk as big as a human head and strap a cell phone to it and allow the phone to remain on for some time and depending on how strong the radio signal is, it may alter the makeup of the clay. If it begins to soften, then you will know that the radio signal of the phone is too strong. If the clay shows signs of deterioration, then you must equate that to what the signal can do to a person's brain.
In answer to your question, no, I don't think young children should have cell phones. I don't think it's healthy for anyone to have a radio signal constantly beamed at their heads. You might as well put your head in a microwave oven and turn it on.
2006-09-30 10:05:02 · answer #3 · answered by Call Me Babs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...
At least wait until they are 8 or 9.
5 is too young. They might lose the phone or break the phone or some other kid might steal it.
If you want you can. There are little firefly phones made for kids the 7-10 age range.
2006-09-30 10:50:52 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! Why in earth would you give your 5yr old a phone? They are just meeting friend's in school, they have no use for a phone at that age, and I don't want my child to have a reason to be distracted from homework, and at that age I would like to monitor what he/she say's on the phone. Good luck!!
2006-09-30 09:59:16 · answer #5 · answered by babyN 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
children should be able to use cell phones sometime around their teens. age 5 is WAY too young. i think age 10 is too young also.
2006-09-30 09:54:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They would loose them and the people who found the phone would make lots of free calls
2006-09-30 10:02:50 · answer #7 · answered by RayRay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had a cellphone that our children was allowed to use when they turned 10, but only when it was really needed. Now our youngest is 12 and he has bought and pays for his cellphone by himself, no help from us. I thought it was a bit early but I thought it was wrong to try and stop him since it is his money.
2006-09-30 09:58:49 · answer #8 · answered by *duh* 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If the child with the phone is not yours don't worry about it. You can parent your own child but not someone else.
2006-09-30 09:54:28 · answer #9 · answered by moonsister_98 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
dont buy him 1, do u know how many p-o-r-n videos are out there for mobile and can be easily transfered via bluetooth, buy him 1 when he is 13 or above
2006-09-30 09:55:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋