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Petition to "Wait Until 8th [grade]" to buy cell phones
Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:51 pm
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An online petition called "Wait Until 8th" asks parents to hold out until their child is in at least 8th grade to purchase a phone. The organizers argue phones are addictive and distracting for children and cause social media pressures.
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Agree completely.
What do you think?
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Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:52 pm to USMCTiger03
I got one at 15 after I got a learners permit. A bit different nowadays though when people are getting rid of landlines.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:52 pm to USMCTiger03
Great idea. Letting young kids use smart phones is trashy AF.
This post was edited on 8/23/17 at 9:53 pm
Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:54 pm to USMCTiger03
It's so weird to me that this is a bigger deal than getting your first car, but I guess I'm old now.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 9:56 pm to USMCTiger03
All i can say is i wish i had handheld porn when i was 13.
Now that i have two young kids myself, they wont have a phone anytine soon.
Now that i have two young kids myself, they wont have a phone anytine soon.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 10:02 pm to USMCTiger03
I think it's ridiculous. You want to have the kid that gets made fun of for being the only one without a phone?
Posted on 8/23/17 at 10:04 pm to USMCTiger03
I'm in.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 10:05 pm to USMCTiger03
I won't buy my kids one until they are old enough to stay home alone
Posted on 8/23/17 at 10:14 pm to USMCTiger03
I tried and caved for 7th grade.. unfortunately it makes my life easier as he is still prepubescent and not sending out dick pics
This post was edited on 8/23/17 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 8/23/17 at 10:14 pm to USMCTiger03
It should be called "Prevent your daughter from sending out noods until she's in 8th grade"
Posted on 8/23/17 at 10:41 pm to USMCTiger03
As soon as my kid hit the age of 8, I made sure he had a cell phone AND a bluetooth neck piece.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 10:42 pm to USMCTiger03
I got mine in 9th grade but that was in like 1995.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 10:43 pm to USMCTiger03
I say get your kid a phone that isn't a smart phone as soon as they're responsible enough to take care of it.
Posted on 8/23/17 at 10:57 pm to USMCTiger03
Being a young child with a phone is the new latchkey kid
Posted on 8/23/17 at 10:58 pm to USMCTiger03
It's none of my business what other people do with their children. Mine won't have a smart phone before the 8th grade, but he will have one of the phones that you can program numbers for, including parents and 911. They don't have messaging or web browsing capability, but they are cell phones and there's nothing wrong with them.
This phone on Amazon is made, specifically, for small children. Today the only homes that usually have landlines are those with elderly people. Kids need a means to make calls when necessary and there are plenty of limited capability phones in which parents can program the only numbers that a child is allowed to dial.
This phone on Amazon is made, specifically, for small children. Today the only homes that usually have landlines are those with elderly people. Kids need a means to make calls when necessary and there are plenty of limited capability phones in which parents can program the only numbers that a child is allowed to dial.
This post was edited on 8/23/17 at 11:01 pm
Posted on 8/23/17 at 11:17 pm to USMCTiger03
Up to the parents. Some kids can handle one at 7, others not til they are 15.
Posted on 8/24/17 at 7:09 am to USMCTiger03
we got one for my son when he reached sixth grade because he had to start riding his bike or walking to school. We did not want to pay for day care for an 11 year old before and after school.
He stays at home in the morning after we leave for work then rides his bike to school, and he gets home in the afternoon before we do.
We want him to send a text and let us know when he gets to school and when he gets home and also just to contact us if anything is wrong.
He is now in seventh grade. We have restrictions setup on content he can view on his phone and he has limitations on when he is allowed to sit and play on his phone. He is also not allowed to have it upstairs in his room.
As long as a parent acts like a parent, it is not a bad idea or trashy for a middle school child to have a phone.
He stays at home in the morning after we leave for work then rides his bike to school, and he gets home in the afternoon before we do.
We want him to send a text and let us know when he gets to school and when he gets home and also just to contact us if anything is wrong.
He is now in seventh grade. We have restrictions setup on content he can view on his phone and he has limitations on when he is allowed to sit and play on his phone. He is also not allowed to have it upstairs in his room.
As long as a parent acts like a parent, it is not a bad idea or trashy for a middle school child to have a phone.
This post was edited on 8/24/17 at 7:40 am
Posted on 8/24/17 at 8:03 am to USMCTiger03
I held out getting one for my daughter till 8th. And it was a flip phone. I will do the same for my boys. I got one that is prob gonna send a lot of inappropriate pics as soon as he gets a chance.
This post was edited on 8/24/17 at 8:05 am
Posted on 8/24/17 at 8:10 am to USMCTiger03
my kids first cell phone is gonna be a jitterbug when he's 20 years old.
Posted on 8/24/17 at 8:15 am to USMCTiger03
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Petition to "Wait Until 8th [grade]" to buy cell phones
I ended up getting my now 6th grader a phone and as a result, her little sister also received one. My service provider offered the 4th line for "free" so to speak and we only pay $100 for all 4 lines unlimited everything.
That said, in order to get the phones, both had to sign a "contract" with us (mom and dad) agreeing to the rules and stipulations that we set forth. Weekdays, phones and all electronic devices are to be put up by 8 p.m.
And no social media until they reach the age of at least 14 at which we will evaluate again to determine if we believe they are mature enough to handle it without it becoming a distraction.
The girls are about 7 months into their agreement with us thus far and to date, there have been no issues. In some ways, they are learning more about responsibility and guidelines.
Oh, and they also understand that they are NEVER to greet a person when on the phone as this is a sign of disrepecks in our house. The phone must be put up when entering a place of business, family or friend's house.
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