My kid is going crazy with texting.. am I the only parent dealing with this.

[Spikes]

Have you disabled texting? All that does is not let the person send/receive the messages...

I've got an enV with unlimited text/pic/video messaging, so I don't really know the experience.

[USRanger]

I don't know how people ever survived the last 20,000 years.

[Hoffman]

Not a "good" idea?
What do you think kids did in the same situation, oh lets say 10 years ago?

Oh! Oh! I know!  I mean I was only in High School 3 years ago but I know what we did without Cell-phones!



















We used the Teacher's phone.  Or we went to the office and used the office phone.  Or we had a friend call our parents when they got home.
Or failing that... we talked to the school/teachers/other students and got the schedules for school events and... posted them on the calendar at home so the parents knew what we were doing.

Responsibility... its a bugger ain't it?

[eskimo2]

That would not be a good idea as there might be a emergency or something happen at the school where the kid needs the parent to bring them something or kid needs to inform the parent that they are staying after school for a school function

Best option would be taking text messages off their cell plans

I'm a teacher.  At least once a week a student needs to go to the office to call home; I always let them.  Kids really don't need cell phones.  I don't even need a cell phone.  Parents always justify buying their kids cell phones because there might be an emergency.  Kids use them, but it's never an emergency.  Besides, their friends always have a phone that they can borrow.

[snowey]

the best bay is to disable the text by making them pay for it they problaly will stop or/and get mad at you thats what my dad did although i never got text

[Donzo]

the best bay is to disable the text by making them pay for it they problaly will stop or/and get mad at you thats what my dad did although i never got text

 

[DmonSlyr]

I'm a teacher.  At least once a week a student needs to go to the office to call home; I always let them.  Kids really don't need cell phones.  I don't even need a cell phone.  Parents always justify buying their kids cell phones because there might be an emergency.  Kids use them, but it's never an emergency.  Besides, their friends always have a phone that they can borrow.

cmon you old people are lame!!!!
its just one thing you cant figure out. nothing bad about texting at all.
texting makes the conversation span out and you can do other things while not having to carry a phone in your ear. just let her/him do it, it cant hurt her.

and kids do need cell phones!!!! when you want to call your kid to come home then you simply call them. if you didnt have anyway to reach your child at 11pm you would get a lil scared. or if they get in a car crash they need to have some thing to reach you. its better for your kid to have a cell then not have 1. trust me on this!

[Donzo]

cmon you old people are lame!!!!
its just one thing you cant figure out. nothing bad about texting at all.
texting makes the conversation span out and you can do other things while not having to carry a phone in your ear. just let her/him do it, it cant hurt her.

and kids do need cell phones!!!! when you want to call your kid to come home then you simply call them. if you didnt have anyway to reach your child at 11pm you would get a lil scared. or if they get in a car crash they need to have some thing to reach you. its better for your kid to have a cell then not have 1. trust me on this!

Just because they exist kids NEED to have them? 
A kid no more needs a cell phone than you need a hole in your head.
The points you bring up are good ones but they don't mean that kids need to have cell phones.

[REP0MAN]

Get him one of these.....



He wont dare break it out of his backpack to text on it, even IF it worked.

[Donzo]

Get him one of these.....

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He wont dare break it out of his backpack to text on it, even IF it worked.

That's one sweeeeetttt looking brick!

[Meatwad]

Who do you have for your cell provider?


You may be able to call them up and have them totally disable texting for that number

[SD67]

I'm not sure how we're going to do it, Sarah and I haven' discussed the idea yet, but I'm in favour of awarding Brianna her allowance based on her home and school performance. When she wants a Mobile phone, she can pay for it herself. We may get one for her as a birthday or Christmas present, but she covers her own costs

[C(Sea)Bass]

I got through High School without ever sending a text message. I'm not old either, I just graduated last year.

The idea that kids need them is total BS. They are nice to have, but that doesnt mean they NEED them.

90% of the text messages I have seen sent were between students during class. That is why 91% of students can fail a test, because they are texting the whole darn day.

If you have a girl then you are even worse off. They go nuts with the texting. My younger, she's 12, managed to rack up a $700+ bill JUST with texting.

Personally I feel that most cases that people use text they either should not be communicating anyway (particuarly those who text and drive), or they should get off their butt and go talk to the person.

Make them pay the bill or just take away the phone.

[JB73]

<-- head of IT at my company, hence head of anything "technological" IE phones....

your kid??

tomorrow I will post my dilemma and show you a headache.

[Meatwad]

What certificates do you hold?