How old should you be to get a cell phone?
You may be responsible enough, but you have to consider the health risk. Children have greater risk of brain tumors from cell phones than adults. That's what studies show: http://www.wireless-precaution.com/main/children.php The longer you can delay, the better for you. Average latency for a smoker to get lung cancer is ~20 years, and cell phones will likely be similar. If you're 60 years old, you may not care if you live to 80, but if you're 13 year old, you don't want to be filled with serious regret when you're in your 30s.
How old should you be when you get a cell phone?
I think anybody who's old enough to know how to use one should have at least the kids kind, like a Firefly, where you program up to 4 numbers into it and can call 911. Otherwise, I got my first cellphone at age 12. It was a big privilege and I had to keep up my end of the bargain: do my homework, do some extra chores, help babysit. I think it was well worth it though. Good luck!
Should an 11 year old have a phone?
Ok, really late post.Yes. An 11 year old should have a phone. At eleven, you enter secondary school. When you do, you find that you begin to walk or bus to school rather than your parents driving you and walking you in.What happens if you walk part of the way alone? I guarantee you, a lone eleven year old girl is a target for criminals. Particularly if you are as underweight as I was. I was thin, no muscle, and no fighting ability to speak of. In essence, a prime target.This never happened to me. I live in a pretty safe area, and I'm all fairly busy and populated roads, so it's unlikely someone would try. But they could have. And if it had, my phone could have been my lifeline. Because my phone means I can call reinforcements. Abductors will take easy prey. If you talk to someone, they are less likely to go for you because they don't want to be seen. Or heard.To add to a different scenario, what if there is a medical emergency? Or if the kid gets lost? Or they want to go out with a friend? Going to be home later than usual because they are sticking around in the library to do homework? Going into the town on their way home? Gets on the wrong bus and has no clue where they are? If they need to pick up shopping in the way home?If they are old enough to be walking home alone, which is usually around the age of 11, they are old enough to follow Rule 3- Never be unreachable. They will need that phone.
I am a 13 year old. Should I have a phone?
It’s hard to say; there are many details, important to you or to your parents (or to both!), that I don’t know.Your parents might feel that, with a modern smartphone, you’d be liable to spend too many of your waking hours on social media, watching movies, playing games, or entertaining yourself in other ways. (Do they feel this way? I dunno; you tell me. Would they be justified in feeling this way about you? I don’t know that either. It is, however, a legitimate concern.)I can tell you that I opposed letting my kids have smartphones when they were your age. (In fact, my sixteen-year-old and my seventeen-year-old have both had smartphones for a couple of years, and it’s adversely affected the studies of both of them. So, yes, it’s a legitimate concern.)So let me ask you: what do you want a phone for? Do you want it to call and text your friends and family? Do you want to have always-on social media in your pocket? Do you want to be able to take and post pictures everywhere? Think about your reasons. Then think about explaining this to your parents. Try to understand that your parents are much more likely to get you a phone (and pay the bill) if you need one, and not simply because you want one.(That, in fact, is the criterion I use for my kids. My eight-year-old insists now that he wants a smartphone, and that some of his classmates have them. I tell him that he’ll have a phone when he needs it, not when he wants it — and frankly, his first phone is likely to be a flip phone that can text, make calls, and take pictures, and not much else.)Good luck! And try to show your parents that you’re ready for responsibility, in other large and small ways. The more they see you being responsible with things, the more likely they’ll be to trust you with other responsibilities.NOTE: edited to correct a typo.
How old should you be before you get a cell phone?
I didn't get my first cell phone until I went to college. I didn't have a need for one until then since I was driving long distances. If you're old enough to drive, I'd suggest getting one, though, in case your car breaks down & you can call for help.
How old should a child be before they get a cell phone?
I think it really depends. I got my first cell phone in 4th grade, but I wasn't allowed to text or anything. It was only for emergencies. My parents then enabled texting in 6th grade, but limited it. I don't llike to text a lot anyway... It also varies because people have always said that I'm mature for my age and I'm responsible (I think it's just common sense, but that's beside the point). Most people my age got their cell phones in 6-7th grade, though. That would be ages 12-13.
How old should a child be before you get them a cell phone?
My child is nine and I feel that he is not old enough to have a cell phone. He has a pair of walkie talkies. He keeps one and I keep one. This is so he can communicate with me where he is going in the neighborhood. He is only aloud to go so far, but with those walkie talkies it makes me feel much better. Probably emmbarrassing to him. I'm not sure when I will give him a cell phone. When the time comes and he is wanting to venture out further in our town I will get him a prepaid phone. This phone is not to be used to chit chat with friends. It will be a way to contact me or I contact him. Now I understand he will dis-obey and he will quickly use up the minutes in no time. At this point he will have to wait before I get him more minutes. If I feel the minutes should last a month and he used it up within a day he will have to wait a month before getting more minutes. The only way he can have more minutes is if he pays for them with his own money. (teaching responsibility) If your child wants a cell phone just to have one. (Falling into popular culture.) Then I say, they can pay for it themselves. I would still go with the prepaid phone because it is not hard to go over on whatever the limit may be. With a pre-paid phone there is no worry. A regular cell, well, that bill can go sky high and if not impossible to pay, then it is just annoying getting a $300.00 bill. A cell will be new and exciting and will be used quite a bit in the begining. Some can slow down on the use, but as a child, teenager , well they can talk for hours on a phone. (even boys) I think it depends on the child as far as the age. The child wants it because everyone else wants it. The parent may want it just to be able to get in contact with the child when needed.
How old do you think you should be before get a cell phone?
Thats a tough one. it depends on the person and how responsible they are? In my personal opinon, I think every kid, or any one for that matter who is responsible enough to have and take care of one should own one! My reason for this is that you never know when they will need it, also most cell phones these days have G.P.S.tracking built into them, and if you are ever kidnapped you can be tracked as long as you have the phone in your possession. I think these are some good points to tell your parents. What I did with my daughter is I got her a cheap prepaid cellphone to see how she did with it and if she took care of it before I got her on a plan, You should also try bringing that up, It had a big influence on my desicion before I got my 10 year old daughter on a plan. Hope this helps you?
What kind of phone should i get for my 11 year old girl?
Um, im not trying to be rude, but why does an 11 year old need a phone in the first place? To me that sounds WAY to young. Its nothing but a waste of money, and she wont end up taking care of it. Besides, she's 11! no child that young needs a cell phone. This is just my opinion though, Its your child and im sure you have your reasons. My best bet would be to just get her a prepaid phone. I wouldnt recommend spoiling her with the fancy ones since she will grow up to just want more and more expensive things, then by the time she turns 18 and has to start buying her own stuff, Life is going to hit her hard and square in the face when she realizes she might not be able to afford expensive things like she gets now. Im talking from experience as well. My parents spoiled me rotten, then i was confused when i didnt have the money to buy that $20 shirt i wanted where as before i could have it with no problem. Im just saying, plan smart and plan for the future.
How old should a kid be before they get a cell phone?
It depends on their need. I got my daughter her first phone at age 9 for safety reasons. She took the school bus home, but we didn't own a car. If MY bus was late getting home so I could meet her she would panic because I wasn't there. I could call her ahead of time to tell her I wouldn't be there, and which neighbor to go to, or to talk to her (waiting on the porch or inside, she had a key when she remembered it) until I arrived. Her first phone was a kids' phone. It had five buttons, each pre-programmed phone numbers; mine, her father's, her grandmothers' and 911. It was also programmable so that she could get calls from friends, or we could restrict calls to only those on the list. After a year she showed herself trustworthy and we got her a RAZR. She's 12 now and has never, ever abused her phone, (like calling China, they really know better than that, give them some credit), except for downloading a game or two without permission. And she has only had to replace her phone once, after a legitimate accident that an adult might have done as well. Kids go places alone LONG before they have a car to take them other places, it is far, far safer for them to have a cell phone. My (13/15 y/o) boys were on their way to football practice on foot and got separated. We panicked, we had no idea where he was. It turned out he was exactly where he was supposed to be but he had no way to contact us. Also, we ditched our landline service, it was too expensive to have both a landline *and* cell phones, it was far cheaper to get the kids added on to our plan for $10 each. Also, if you treat it like it's a privilege, a toy they have to earn, then they will treat it like a toy. We always treated it like a tool, for safety and family communications. My kids call it "Mom's leash" and, at least with my younger son we had to force him to carry it with him.