How can I convince my mom to get me a cell phone?

Question

Okay I'm 11 years old, and like 70% of my non busy friends have a cell phone. I would like one for these reasons:
1. To use it for calling people incase I'm not home
2. For emergencies
3. When I'm bored I can just mess around with it
4. They look fun to have

I told my mom those reasons but she won't believe me. There is just this reason she doesn't want me to have one!!! She already told me i don't need one. But i keep thinking i can actually use it. There was this one time my dad forgot his phone and i was like in my mind "I'll never forget to take mine with me... IF I HAD ONE!" Please help me on how i can convince them to let me have one.

One more question....

LG Chocolate or LG Envy?

my friends don't tell me to get a phone, so im not in peer presure. i honestly thinkl i can use one

Answer 1

Tell your mother that:
1- if u get lost u can use it.
2- when u go into a school trip and something happens you can communicate with her.
3- Tell her that there isn't anything wrong for you to have a mobile phone.

For you is better an LG chocolate. Good luck.

Answer 2

Here is an idea. Tell her if there were to me any reasons why the school had to be shut down for some reason, not saying that it would be, for an emergency do you want me to me stuck at school and you not know anything that is going on? Tell her if you had a cell phone and a situation like that we to happen you would 1) call her or 2) text her to let her know. There are 100+ kids in the school and not enough staff to make calls to all parents to let them know. Would she rather have heard it on the news or straight from you? Plus, you can say that there is a thing call parental control that she can put on the phone as well to block certain things. Hope that helps:D

Answer 3

First off, I believe the last 2 more than the first 2.. You're 11. You don't need a cell. IF they would get you one, it would be a pay as you go phone and I know, for fact, it won't last long.

If you really want one, then you need to do some give and take. What are you willing to GIVE to get this phone? All is see is ME ME ME. Not going to sell very well to the parents. The "All my friends have one" arguement isn't gonna float either. the come back? "if all your friend jumped off a bridge, would you?".

The word is RESPONSIBLE. First off saying you won't forget yours is a myth. You will. Its gonna happen. You're 11.

the only way to win is to promise to do things and follow through. You can't get a job, so how can You pay for it? doing extra chores. Helpin out around the house WITHOUT COMPLAINING OR BEING ASKED!!!! *my what a concept that is*

The question is what are you willing to do to get it?

Answer 4

oh my gosh do 11 year olds have cell phones now? no. u are too young. im 13 and i dont have one and i dont need one honestly until u have a job or a car u dont need them. all they are is a popularity thing. im just fine and i dont have one. plus in a emergency u will always be around someone with a cell phone so use theres. ur still a kid. enjoy life. by the way, ur parents lived there whole child hood and teen years w/o cell phones and they survived just fine. and if ppl wont like u for not having one there not ur real friends.

Answer 5

LG Chocolate or LG Envy? this was the funny part of your question,

Frankly speaking 11 years old having a phone is what happening in the current generation. but what i suggest you is put your self on studies much than on Gadgets, and one suggestion from my side is to not get addicted to Mobile phone.

Take the life your way

Answer 6

Work hard doing chores or other odd jobs around the house to earn the money for a phone. Be compliant and obedient to your parents' requests, and perhaps your mother will see how determined you are to have a phone. However, ultimately it is up to your parents. If you continue to work hard and be compliant, even after she said, "no," your determination may help her change her mind over time.

Answer 7

Let me comment on your reasons first.

Reason #1: quite reasonable. Actually, this is nearly everybody's reason or excuse to want a cellphone, more like what each child tells there parent(s) went they want one. But then, if I were your mom, I would think, is it necessary for you to have one for this reason? If you're not home, then you should be hanging out with the people you are supposed to talk with on the phone or you are hanging out with relatives who can lend you their phone just in case you really need it! If I were your Mom, I would be thinking, if you WERE to talk on the phone, you should do it at home. She'd think it's not good to talk on the phone while strolling around the mall. It's not a good idea to talk on the phone while crossing the street. So, is it really necessary to have one IN CASE you're not home?
But then comes your second reason.

Reason #2: Maybe the most strongest reason ever. Do you always go out? Even if not, having a cell phone with you whenever you go out will be a good thing just in case of emergency, so this is actually the best reason.

Reason #3: I don't think this is a strong enough reason to convince your mom to have one. She'll just think that instead of reading books, studying and doing productive stuff you'll just end up using your phone and spending "too much" time being wasted on your phone, so this reason is not strong enough, though I agree I like to mess around with my phone from time to time.

Reason #4: Another quite good reason, curiosity. 70% of your friends have it, why would you not want one? But the problem is, your Mom will surely have thousands of excuses to reject this reason, so it's quite good, but not strong.

Now, to comment on your choice of phone... if I were your Mom, even if I were to give you a phone, I'd not give you an LG Chocolate or LG Envy. In my opinion, if I were your Mom, an 11 year old wouldn't need such a "complex" phone. She'd just need a phone that could maybe play a little bit of java games to occasionally entertain herself, a phone that can call and send messages. Those are what I think your Mom would think if she were to buy you a phone. So, how can you convince her?

To convince her, you must first gain her trust. Do you do well at school? Get good grades? Join extra-curricular activities? Win awards? Do you help in doing household chores? Wash the dishes often? Maybe prepare the table before meals? Do you tell your Mom you love her once a day?

Normally, performing well at school and behaving well at home are strong reasons to convince your Mom that you should have a phone. You can use these to point out that you actually deserve to get one, as a prize, as an encouragement to continue working harder. But remember, when using this reason, you must live to your end of the deal. You are using your good performances and behavior as a reason to have a phone, so that means that she expects you to improve.

Secondly, I don't think you should go with an LG Chocolate or LG envy. Well, first of all, they're not that cheap. Whether your home is rich or not, in the end, going with a phone with such high value at once will make your Mom think of other things, just like why would she buy such a high-class phone? Just to show off to her friends? Just to make herself look cool? She will also worry that since you're still 11 years old you might not have the capability to take care or handle such a phone. I recommend you start slowly. Get a lower budget phone first. I recommend you choose a Nokia phone or a Sony Ericsson phone first since they are most user-friendly and have less restrictions. There are also more customizing functions and lots of things to explore with in the phone, and nowadays you can get phones with ok features for a cheaper price. Why not try one from the W series of the Sony Ericsson, it has walkman features which can be another reason to buy one. You can say that not only can you have a phone, at the same time you can have a music player, so it's like hitting two birds with one stone! Maybe W610i, W660i or W200i would be good. Don't aim for a high price at once, so that money cannot be one of the reasons that she can't buy your phone.

Remember not to tell her that because most of your friends have one so you want one. She'd think that you're just wanting one because of peer pressure. Also remember that you can promise her or make some offers to her, like you say you'd wash the dishes everyday if she buys you a phone. If that still doesn't work, try to get higher grades at school.
Show to her that you really want one, and by doing well at school and behaving well, you can prove to her that you deserve having one as a reward.

In the end I hope you can end up having a cell phone in your hands, but I also have some hopes that I wish you could fulfill. Remember that in the end if you have a phone, stick to performing well and doing good. Not only will it help your grades, but it might raise your chances of getting a better phone as soon as possible! I also hope that you don't make up stories or be dishonest just for the sake of having a phone, because in the end when she sees you lied to her you will have lost her trust and also disappointed her. I don't want to see the relationship between you and her to decrease just because you wanted a phone...

Hope I was able to help you!

Answer 8

You are too young to have a cell phone. You do not need one!!! I was in your position and they finally gave in. (When I was 13)

Try to tell them that you are getting left out from your friends and you do not fit in because you don't have one.

The chocolate sucks, do not get it. Go for the envy!!!


Good Luck!!!

Answer 9

Once you can pay for it, then you should get one. At eleven you don't need one.