Joined Nov 2008
L8: Grand Teacher
Forum Thread
Is 9 1/2 too young for a phone for basic calls and texts?
March 17, 2014 at
11:21 AM
in
Question
(3)
Was thinking about giving my daughter a phone. We have no house phone, only cell phones. Was thinking about getting her one so if she is at the rink and done early, she could call me to come get her or something like that. Or call her friends around the block rather than using my phone?
Wondering what is an appropriate age. She is not overly mature, not immature either.
Wondering what is an appropriate age. She is not overly mature, not immature either.
111 Comments
Your comment cannot be blank.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Jeebus.
Yeah, I was glad my kid wasn't interested in ice hockey - it's crazy expensive. It's too warm here for it to be all that popular, too.
I get when the kid is older, and they have practices that are hours long and frequent. I wouldn't want to stay for that, either. But now in elementary school, they're little, I can't see leaving them.
When I was a coach we eventually put strict rules into place about how practice is NOT daycare. We eventually got parent volunteers to rotate staying at practice and I was a total dick to people who left me waiting over an hour with their kid because they were late picking them up. Or the winners who would just drop their kids off at the track never looking to make sure an adult was there.
Come to think of it, yeah, please don't give your kids too much freedom. They don't always choose the best path. I know I didn't.
Whether it be phones, computers, friends or whatever, pay attention to what is going on in their lives. All of the above can have both positive and negative impacts on their lives. Teach them well.
When I was a coach we eventually put strict rules into place about how practice is NOT daycare. We eventually got parent volunteers to rotate staying at practice and I was a total dick to people who left me waiting over an hour with their kid because they were late picking them up. Or the winners who would just drop their kids off at the track never looking to make sure an adult was there.
Come to think of it, yeah, please don't give your kids too much freedom. They don't always choose the best path. I know I didn't.
Whether it be phones, computers, friends or whatever, pay attention to what is going on in their lives. All of the above can have both positive and negative impacts on their lives. Teach them well.
A group of ten year olds that dump the water on your in celebration, as if it was gallons of Gatorade, that makes it worth it. Even if they did have to "trick me" into stooping down.
ManBearLlama!
Wondering what is an appropriate age. She is not overly mature, not immature either.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Are you like my stalker, or did you just read that one post?
If you are going to stalk me, I would be happy to send my schedule to make it easier. I do seem to have a recent opening based on the last couple days.
Are you like my stalker, or did you just read that one post?
If you are going to stalk me, I would be happy to send my schedule to make it easier. I do seem to have a recent opening based on the last couple days.
Of course I'm stalking you, randomboy. That's obviously why I don't return your creepy pm's
Of course I'm stalking you, randomboy. That's obviously why I don't return your creepy pm's
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Of course I'm stalking you, randomboy. That's obviously why I don't return your creepy pm's