I've read over and over again about how teenagers, preteens and just kids in general need a cell phone for emergencies. Well, how will they ever be in an emergency? Young kids, birth to like late 15 should be under parental care at all times. They aren't mature or responsible enough to be on their own. By the time they are 16, they should be getting a job, and should be earning more freedom, and than a cell phone is useful. And, since they want to be treated like adults, they should be acquiring the cell phone themselves. I've heard so many teens whining over there parents giving them a hard time when they rank up the bill to $200 + a month, and they wonder why they are mad? Come on. On top of that, kids, 15-16 and under shouldn't be talking on the phone all the time, and texting. They should be being kids, not gossiping on the phone. But my strongest point is that instead of these kids using the stupid excuse of all their friends having a cell phone, and for emergency, then they should just go out and get it themselves. But, if kids really do want it as an emergencey thing when they are out to the movies with friends or whatever, I think parents should have an extra 'pay as you go' cell phone for them. That way, it is only for emergencey, and is given back to their parents when they get home. If they want to chat all night, they should get the phone under their own name, and not put their parents under any more pressure to pay. They already pay for absolutely everything. It's just not right.
Thoughts?
If you have a wondering teen, then you're not a very good parent. A parent should know where their child is all the time. They need boundaries, and not just have complete freedom to wonder. On top of that, I've never known a teenager to call family, besides their parents to tell them why they are running late...which is normally always a lie.
And, kids don't need to keep in contact with their buddies every second of every day. That's just obsessive.
Thoughts?
If you have a wondering teen, then you're not a very good parent. A parent should know where their child is all the time. They need boundaries, and not just have complete freedom to wonder. On top of that, I've never known a teenager to call family, besides their parents to tell them why they are running late...which is normally always a lie.
And, kids don't need to keep in contact with their buddies every second of every day. That's just obsessive.