Cell phone for a 10 yr old???

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Don’t feel bad. My son (11) started asking for one last year. I told

him no several times and just keep telling him NO! My reasoning for

this is that he’s never all that far away from me. When he runs around

town playing with his friends he has to take a walkie talkie with him.

It has a ring just like a cell phone that I can get his attention with

and if he’s somewhere that he doesn’t want others to hear the

conversation he just steps out for a minute.

I would say that you have to look at your situation. Is she away from

you often? Would it be beneficial for you to help keep tabs on her?

Can you trust her with one? Will she run up the bill? Text until her

fingers fall off? Can she pay for it herself like with allowance or

something? I think you need to make a list of all the pros and cons of

this… I won’t get either of my kids one until their Father and I feel

that they need one for us to keep in touch. It’s kind of like a car.

If they can’t take care of it and are going to abuse it, then they

don’t need it yet. Peer pressure is not a reason to get her one… if

my kids need a phone we have a land line for their chit chat.

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— In Budget101_@yahoogroups.com, “fme2356” wrote:

My daughter has been bugging me for a cell phone for a year now. I’ve

told her no several times and I have my reasons. I just feel bad when

the majority of her 5th grade class has one.

Does your child have a cell phone? What made you buy them one?

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