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Help me out here guys! I'm under a lot of pressure from my daughter who is 10 years old. She wants her own phone, all her friends have one, but so far I've said no way. I mean, they use it for games and sending meaningless SMS's to eachother, costs a lot of money as well.
On the other hand, if I'd been 10 I know I would have given my parents a hard time, and you know how it is when everybody but you have something.
So, should she get one? Am I just being old fashioned about this?
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Posted: 2002-03-28 12:08:00
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Makes sence for her to have one I think.
On the positive side of things, you can call her whenever you want to make sure she is safe and ok. She can also call you to let you know if shes going to be late from a friends place or school or wherever it may be.
Kids nowadays want want want!!! And 9 times outta 10... they GET GET GET!! LOL..
And ur right... when I was 10 I wanted loads of things to... but did i get them.. NO!!! The perils of having strict parents.
Id buy her a nice little phone if I was you mate.
Baz
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Posted: 2002-03-28 12:21:00
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mate, in my opinion, child has a cell phone is a good thing (if its affortable). cuz is better for us, parents to contact them, knowing where they are, who they are with. kinda safety stuff for a child in nowadays.
but for SMS, NO for sure, useless for them, waste money.
if I were you, I would get her a cell phone (of cuz the cheapest one) and cut off all the SMS service. Just let her use it as a Cell Phone.
when I was 10, I wouldn't imagine what is Cell Phone... lol
todays kids.. lol so damn lucky!
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Posted: 2002-03-28 12:21:00
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No! Every time they discuss brain damage from cellular phones they can't find no reliable evidents - except for children. Children seems to be more sensitive to radiation. So don't risk anything with your daughter - buy her something else. That's my absolute advice! (I'm myself a researcher...)
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Posted: 2002-03-28 12:27:00
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I think she should have one. If she is going out with her friends you can call her to see where she is and to tell her to come home or whatever. It's a good for safty
I had my first phone when I was 15.. But mind you 10 is a bit young maybe...
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Posted: 2002-03-28 12:31:00
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To my mind, it makes sense to buy a phone to a kid, but only for safety reasons. Though kids have been safe earlier without any phone, parents seem to feel better when they know they can reach their child and vice-versa, at almost any time. Of course it depends on where you live, whether it is a safe area or not, etc.
However, a mobile phone is always an item some do like to steal, and that's the bad side of it, because although a phone brings the safety mentionned above, it also makes your child more vulnerable to being robbed.
Now if you go for it, you could think about a prepaid service, and educate your daughter so that when the monthly allowance is reached, she can't use it anymore (emergency calls would still work though. They work without any SIM card) meaning that you wouldn't prepay for more communications. Then she would learn by herself to put some limits to the usage of her phone. Also, phones have call barring functionality, which allows you to monitor more carefully what to allow to your child.
The choice is yours!
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Posted: 2002-03-28 12:36:00
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It would be a good idea to get one, but when in the news have you ever heard a story about a child using a mobile as a safety device?
She is only 10, i personaly dont think she is old enough to own one. After all, it will be you who will be paying the bills, and the cost of all those expensive SMS's she sends. The only way to show her the true costs of the phone, is to let her pay. Then she'll realise she wont have enough cash to keep it up and running.
I think all it is is peer presure. after all, you said all her friends have them, i think she just feels left out. You should ask her why she really wants it.. see if she what answer she gives. Then you can decide what to get her.
And even if you do decide to get her one, you can pick nokias up for dirt cheap nowadays. It doesnt even have to be an advanced phone, limit her to voice calls and sms, dont get her a wap phone
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Posted: 2002-03-28 12:39:00
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Medically speaking i don't think it is wise as child bone tissue is more absorbent to radiation. If you do get one only allow to take it in situations where it may be needed and block the number to just one or two numbers
This post was posted from a T68
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Posted: 2002-03-28 12:46:00
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Thanks guys! You've certainly given me a lot to think about. Seems like most of you are in favour of giving her one, and if I do I will for sure insist that she uses a hands-free soulution because of the possible radiation risks
Thanks again, though the desicion hasn't become a lot easier
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Posted: 2002-03-28 12:59:00
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Say NO! And buy her a TV or something...
Wait for two years and buy her a cool phone (not a Nokia 3210, 3310, 3330)
Then she will be the queen!
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Posted: 2002-03-28 13:21:00
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