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What is an Appropriate Age for Kids to have a Cell Phone?

What is an Appropriate Age for Kids to have a Cell Phone? . By Morgan Burns Communication 1020. What Age Do You Think Kids Should Have a Cell Phone?. Live Poll What age should a kid get a cell phone? Elementary school 14% Middle school or older 63% Whenever they can pay for it themselves

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What is an Appropriate Age for Kids to have a Cell Phone?

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  1. What is an Appropriate Age for Kids to have a Cell Phone? By Morgan Burns Communication 1020

  2. What Age Do You Think Kids Should Have a Cell Phone? • Live Poll • What age should a kid get a cell phone? • Elementary school • 14% • Middle school or older • 63% • Whenever they can pay for it themselves • 23% • Total Votes: 546

  3. The Statistics • 18 percent of elementary school kids • 61 percent of middle school kids • 83 percent of high school kids • 54 percent of 8 to12 year olds will have cell phones within the next three years.

  4. Why Kids Should Wait to Have a Cell Phone • Addiction • Other forms of communication • Let’s kids experience childhood • Distraction in School

  5. Pros and Cons Positive Negative Distraction at School Cost Hidden Dangers Lack of Sleep Bullying • Parental Control • Responsibility • Safety • Accessibility

  6. Questions to Ask • How and when will they use the phones? Are the phones for emergency use only or for socializing? • Should they be able to send and receive text messages? To and from whom? • What is the entire monthly cost, including fees, text messaging, photos, ringtone and music downloads? • Will your child pay for all or part of the plan? Will the money come out of her allowance, or is she a teenager with a summer job and a small income?

  7. Things You Can do as a Parent • Set Parental Controls - Phone turns off at a certain time - Can only call certain people - Tracking Devices

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  9. Bibliography • Varma-White, Kavita. "What Age Is Appropriate for a Kid to Have a Cell Phone?" Moms Today. Msn.com, 6 Sept. 2011. Web. 29 Mar. 2012. • Lenz, Sara. "Younger Kids Join Cell Phone Frenzy." Stltoday.com. 23 Aug. 2010. Web. 29 Mar. 2012. • Youtube

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