Why Kids should not have Cellphones?

Thanks a ton for sharing this discussion. Yes u are absolutely right, i also feel that there is no need of children owning cell phones. In fact it is not the right age for them to have cell phones they should rather focus on their studies and other extra curricular activities and without wasting their time by using cell phones. It will not only divert their mind from studies but would also help them to waste money energy and time. What say?

Well I think it's just not about the money when it's lost. I think there are some pros and cons on giving a child a cellphone. Every parent must consider their child's age if they are in capable of handling phone. It may be good for starting teens ages from 10 to 14 to have their first cellphone. But I won't recommend ages 7 to 9 to have one. :) It could just distract them from their studies and worst they may lost if for real.

For me I need to provide cellphones to my children so that in time of emergency they can contact us and maybe we can rescue them immediately. Being worried about the cellphone if it will be lost is not my priority.

I think there is a need, especially if the child goes to school quite far, fr communication purposes only.. The parents should just not buy the most expensive one.. since it might one lost.

I disagree here, because cell phones have become a way of life for everyone. I don't think an excuse to deny a kid a cell phone is the money if lost. I would rather a kid have a cell phone and can call their parent if hurt while at school, or at the park playing or whatever. If a kid is kidnapped, and it does happen, or if a kid is bothered by someone a cell phone can be helpful. If the satellite feature is turned on for finding the cell phone's location, this can be helpful if a child is lost. Oftentimes, kids are better will cell phones than adults are. This is not the same world we grew up in. Certainly, it's not the world i grew up in where nothing really happened. This is a mean world now and kids kill other kids... I think a cell phone could save a life. If I had a kid now, I would be sure I had a line and a phone for my child, even if that child was just 7 or 8 years old.

Giving kids cellphones is not advisable cause it could be a distraction to their studies. They will just spend most of their time using their phone, playing games and texting friends that could lead to laziness in their studies.

I only allow my kids to have mobile phones once they reach the teenage. My youngest son has his first mobile phone last October 20 as a birthday present on his 14th birthday. I do not agree on giving mobile phones to smaller kids because they don't know much the best usage of having mobile phones.

My son having his first cellular phone when he was twelve. His father won it from 'Casino Royale' movie's photo contest. At that point of time, many of his friends already owned branded cellphones. After nearly 2 years, the phone spoilt and it was costly to repair. His second cellphone is free from the service line provider. Beginning of this year he won an iPhone 4S from a local tv contents provider. So, he gave his second phone to his daddy, however, his daddy lost it in the cinema instead . I do agree with you that having a cellphone is not cheap, we are paying nearly RM160 per month for our 3 lines. In this modern IT era, having a cellphone is convenient and efficient. It acts as a phone, camera, and can surf the internet too.

Like some comments here, I definitely agree that kids do not need to have cellphones. Somehow, with every possible technology that has been created, one cannot ignore the benefits of cellphone. I think there should be specific kind of cellphone for kids to carry, the kind where they can just make phone calls to parents, teachers and certain friends. Then when they are teenagers, they can have cellphone but with limited functions.

I think it depends on the situation. My granddaughter got one when she was 11 because she was diagnosed with diabetes, and she needed a way to stay in touch at all times. My grandson got one when he was 12 because he is sometimes home alone while his parents work so he needs a way to contact people.

My kids started using their own cellphone when they were 10 years old. Well, they just usually play the games installed and almost not use if for texting or calling. But I let them bring it along with them if they will be away, like in a field trip or vacation with my parents. I didn't have to buy them the expensive ones. I just bought them the inexpensive ones coz they weren't really after how much their phones would cost.

If you give your small kid a cellphone and she/he goes to school, bad guys would be on the look out of stealing it from them. Your child becomes a walking prey for predators. This also goes to them bringing their gadgets in school. They are likely to lose it to bad guys or bad children.

Oh my... you are definitely right! LOL.. Cellphones have a lot of disadvantages especially in the hands of children. It invites kidnappers and thieves. It would let you have friends- yes but you may never know if they are nice people or they are just pretending to be nice. It won't let you concentrate in school because cellphone nowadays have games on it unless of course you buy one which doesn't have any. Better not buy your children cellphones... especially if they are still grade schoolers.

Hi friend, i agree with you, cell is not an essential thing to kids. Also cell phone is not good for the students who are entering the teen age, they may use it for some unwanted purposes like taking photos, sending un wanted MMS and so on. We must avoid giving cell phone to our teen age kid. Children are capable to use the cell phone after finishing their school studies. Until then don't encourage or give your cell phone to them. Cell phone will surely divert their concentration and they will distract from their studies, so cell phone is not good for school students. Cell phone is not very essential thing to the students, most of the students misusing their cell phone and diverting their concentration with it. If the student want to contact their parents they have the ability to contact them using the public phones. Lot of public phones are available in every street, so cell is not very important to students and if parent are interested in giving cell to their school going children, they will give a normal cell phone to them for communication and avoid providing the smart phones to them. By using the smart phone they will access the internet and spend lot of time with chatting and downloading activities, as well as they will take unwanted photos and sending MMS and upload them to various sites, this kind of activities are quite common with lot of students and they are spoiling their education and life with this kind of activities. I have 2 little kids and i am not interested in giving cell phones to them in their school days, i planned to give cell to them after getting maturity as well as they are studying in the college. Most of the school students are spoiled with the cell activity, so it is not good to give cell phone to school going students.

Hi toxic_lifestyle, I notice that my friends kids spend lots of time playing games on their phone instead of doing thier homework. Yeah, they always seize time indulging in the games when their parents are busy with their household chores Not every kid would follow their parents advice strictly not to do so. It's a highly risk for kids as well playing games on phone while walking on the street. Happy posting

there are advantages and disadvantages with kids owning cellphones. i think it's just a matter or weghing the pros and cons so one could decide whether to let kids have cellphones or not. there are cheap cellphone out there in market suitable for kids i suppose, and i think parents could always do their part in teaching their kids how to properly care and use their cellphones and never abusing what these gadgets can do. as long as i could affort to get my kids cellphones, i would.

There are instances where I question the ability of adults to maturely use cellphones, much less children. Yet, that is beside the point, I really think that children should not have cellphones. Especially given the fact that I have seen some eight or nine year olds walking around and talking on cellphones; that just crosses far into the realm of wrong that I do not want to even begin to describe that. When you get up to the teenage years, it’s kind of questionable whether or not teenagers should have cellphones. Really depends on the person, but when they rack up these huge charges you start to call into question the maturity level of these people. Cellphones to me are one of those things that are both a blessing and a curse. It could make life a lot easier, but at the same time it could add complications. Especially the younger the people get, it just invites trouble.

Children must not really allowed to have their own cellphones. Because its not only the cost of money you'll spend for it to be concerned about, its their focus on studies and their safety.. because nowadays most children are easily attracted with gadgets and become addicted by it.

Cellphones nowadays is a necessity(for adults point of view) but for teens, sorry to say, it is a fad, though at times it is necessary for them too. However for kids, I think it should be case to case basis. I can only speak for myself, I allow my daughter to have/use cellphone, during field trips or any activities in school, so that it would be easy to communicate with her when to pick her up.

Yes, me too. i don't think it's necessary that children should possess cellphones for they will just make it as a toy not really as a means of communication.It is not also safe for them for there a lot of scattered theft out there. What if parents are not with their children who has a cell phone. It will just make the life of a child to be risky.