Is 9 1/2 too young for a phone for basic calls and texts?
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yes .
Is 9 1/2 too young for a phone for basic calls and texts?
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No, that's just fine for the uses you describe.
Is 9 1/2 too young for a phone for basic calls and texts?
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I say go for it. Check the phone log and texts occasionally. But now I say, no texts. Make her earn that when she's older.
Is 9 1/2 too young for a phone for basic calls and texts?
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agreed
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Mean, mean dad. My daughter is 13 and on her third smart phone.
See above.
Yes.
Is 9 1/2 too young for a phone for basic calls and texts?
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yeah she is 9 1/2 years old. How often will she be needing to call someone? At that age she shouldn't need to make more than 10 calls a month. And if she does, its a quick phone call like, "hey come...
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Like I said, it depends on her peers. If none or few have phones, I agree. If a lot do, she will burn the minutes chatting and can't use the phone for it's intended purpose.
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most teenagers can get by with a 10min/unlimited texting a month plan.
Is 9 1/2 too young for a phone for basic calls and texts?
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Next time you're out and about, see how many pay phones you can find...
Is 9 1/2 too young for a phone for basic calls and texts?
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How many times a day did you have to call home?
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Why is OP's daughter even learning BASIC? That's what I learned back in the 1980s.
Would have been dimes for me. :(
Is 9 1/2 too young for a phone for basic calls and texts?
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10 cents for a telegram? seems expensive.
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I know it's hard when our little ones grow up so fast. but I don't think jumping is going to do anyone any good! might I suggest calling 1-800-273-8255.
Is 9 1/2 too young for a phone for basic calls and texts?
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:iagree: You either need to limit her use of the phone to certain times or you need to get a plan that allows her to text 15,000 times a month. And I am not kidding. :lol:
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Now we know who cracked the Liberty Bell
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I found a payphone booth with no phone in it :woot: when I stopped for gas and wanted to check the air in my tires :whee:
Better than a neighbor out back when I was little screaming her kids...
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qplr.
Only you can decide what's appropriate. My daughter is 13 and doesn't yet have a cell phone. She is hoping to start babysitting soon, so we'll probably let her use a spare one (a Tracfone)...
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Barely. You could say "by a..." Man, I can't think of a witty finish for that...
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Sally is a bitch.
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I don't think he can post here from a pay phone.
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They had bells back then?
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Still is.
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:doh: makes sense.
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Why, because I want to be a parent, not my kid's BFF? :tongue:
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That's a good point.
Also, where exactly do you sign up for these activities where you can just leave your kid there?
For my kid's football and swimming, parents are required to be present...
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:lol2:
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You must be! No true American would say football isn't a real sport. :harhar:
Jeebus. :lol:
Yeah, I was glad my kid wasn't interested in ice hockey - it's crazy expensive. It's too...
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Just get the kid a pager and be done with it.
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You can make calls from pagers? :scratchh:
I was under the impression they were mostly for receiving...
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Ice hockey. Get your kids in a real sport. A concussion before age 10 is a badge.
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:roll:
Are you canadian?
And my kiddo has no interest in ice hockey. Can't say I'm surprised you just stick your kids in whatever activities you want them to do. :tongue:
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Is that what appeals to you? Someone built like a bouncy castle that vibrates?
Do you by chance do magic tricks, always wear dickies under your shirts and have an unhealthy attachment to your...
Is 9 1/2 too young for a phone for basic calls and texts?
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For what purpose does a kid in elementary school need to be texting? :huh:
Mine's almost eight - I haven't even considered getting him a phone yet.
My 8-year-old niece got a smartphone for...
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This requires good parenting. Therefor, it is moot.
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I do that other stuff as his assistant. It's a temp job, but it pays well.
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Just a thought --- buy a phone -- it will be yours -- and let her use it from time to time --- when she gets older she can have "HER OWN PHONE" - but for now maybe she can use yours- (one you buy for...
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You have a very skewed notion of "winning."
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Or freedompop :dontknow:
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Must be hipsters in the making, it's clearly a recent photo because they're wearing Crocs.
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Children should be seen and not heard.
Or something like that.
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