07-15-2011, 03:59 PM
I think I got my kids their phones when they were near 11. I think 10 is okay but hopefully she's a responsible kid. My scatterbrained daughter has lost one entirely and generally has a hard time keeping track of hers.
I'm not sure about those pay as you go plans. We put our kids on our plan but specified no internet connecting on their lines. Initially, it was phone only but I recently broke down and now they get 200 texts a month. If they use them up, they're done until the next billing cycle. I also pay a little extra to have parental controls. I can set what hours they can/can't use their phones (that's how I addressed the school issue). When they first got them, I just didn't let them take them to school but this year they walked home more often so I let them take them.
I'm not sure about those pay as you go plans. We put our kids on our plan but specified no internet connecting on their lines. Initially, it was phone only but I recently broke down and now they get 200 texts a month. If they use them up, they're done until the next billing cycle. I also pay a little extra to have parental controls. I can set what hours they can/can't use their phones (that's how I addressed the school issue). When they first got them, I just didn't let them take them to school but this year they walked home more often so I let them take them.
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