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!
This old guy knows how to text, I just choose not to. If someone needs to talk to me, call and talk to me.
Kids do NOT need cell phones. I never had one when I was growing up. If my parents needed to call me to come home they called over to my friends house where I was at. If I wasn't were I told them I was going to be then I had some explaining to do. Also if a kid gets in a car crash, the police will contact the parents. It goes along with the job description.
I will NEVER give my kids cell phones. When they are old enough and they want one, well they better get a job and be able to pay for it themselves. Too many kids today feel they are entitled to all the modern marvels of todays society. I was brought up on the principle that you have to earn what you get. There will never be any freebies with my kids. They might think I'm an SOB now but in the long run they'll understand why. I know I have more respect for my parents now that I'm one myself. I figure it's not my job to be my kids buddy or best friend. It's my job to be their dad, and if that means I have to smack them in the back of the head every now and then to get their attention, or be the bad guy by telling them no when they want something, well that's just a part of the job.
Back on track with the thread though, if you feel your kid must have a cell phone, change the calling plan to only allow voice calls and even then I woud limit the number of minutes. If they go over the minutes the phone cuts off. On that note you also tell them that if you ever try to call them and can't get through because they've used up all their minutes that month on BS phone calls, your going to throw the thing in the trash. Make your kid responsable for their actions and hold them to it. The best lessons learned in life usually involve a little pain, so hit em where it hurts.
