Cell Phones
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What Email Do You Like
Asked by S.J. from Saginaw
on May 27, 2011
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So after many years of needing to! I have finally decided to update my e-mail from my college sillyness...lol Anyhow I have had the same accounts since about 12 years ...
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- I have several accts. Yahoo is my preference and have had for many years. I also have a Gmail acct but actually forward those to my Yahoo. I hate too much change in fo...
- i like gmail and like it, except it seems a lot of the time pictures don't show up in the body of the email (these are usually forwards from my grandma so I don't worr...
- I have had a yahoo account for years and years, so I cannot be very objective. But I know many people like gmail. Google calendar and a few other services are easier t...
What age is appropriate for your kid to have his own email account
Asked by T.M. from San Francisco
on May 16, 2009
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My son is 8 in 2nd grade. He wants his own email account. He wants to be able to email his grandparents and us (his mom & dad). He's very responsible and we have al...
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- My nine-year-old has a gmail account that she only accesses with her dad. It's a great middle ground and she barely uses it!
- T., If you feel your son is responsible, why not. I am wondering why you are against AOL. I had AOL when my daughter was leaving at home and the only reason I...
- Hey! i have an idea...have him sit down with pen and paper a write a real letter. Grandma and Grandpa would really appreciate it. What happened to pen pals? =)
Email Scam
Asked by S.D. from Phoenix
on February 21, 2012
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I got a scam in the email box that notified me that a friend was mugged and stranded in Spain. They were asking for $ to wire to get out of the country. Then later, a...
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- It's been going around for awhile. My husband's facebook got hacked with a similar message, only about London.
- These scams are very common and haven been going around for several years. Just ignore anything even closely resembling them.
- Funny, my wife got this same email 'from' an aunt who was stranded in London after being mugged, lol. What isn't so funny is that this particular aunt is known to lea...
TEENAGERS & TEXTING !!!!! Help !
Asked by H.R. from Anchorage
on September 27, 2011
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I have a 14 year old girl who I foolishly gave a cell phone to. The only reason I gave it to her was so that if I needed to reach her, I could. Her siblings who have...
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- Time to teach her phone etiquette! 1. If she doesn't answer your call, the phone is no longer hers for a set period of time. You're paying the bill, so she MUST ans...
- 1584 texts in 1 month? That's nothing. I alone had 2500+ incoming/outgoing this past month, hubby had about 1100, our 16 yr old had 7800+ incoming/outgoing. That...
- Texting is what teens do. Talking is not "cool". You're not going to get her to stop unless you take the phone away. What I did was I got my daughter a T-mobile pre-pa...
Babysitter Texting/facebooking While W/your Kids
Asked by S.X. from Chicago
on May 1, 2010
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We have a great babysitter but as she enters adulthood she's making questionable decisions for herself, we still like her and don't want to lose her. However, we know ...
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- Yes, this is normal. But, is it acceptable? Absolutely not! I would kindly let her know that you would strongly prefer that she not use her cell phone at all while...
- Very few jobs will let you text and facebook while on the clock. Lots of people do it, but it is often a fire-able offense (after a couple of warnings/write ups). If...
- Hi S.- I was a Nanny for many years. I would only give my cell number to family & friends etc as my work number, but I made it clear I would only answer when I was...
Texting, Too Much Media?
Asked by J.L. from Boston
on February 6, 2009
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I'd like your advice. My son, who is 12 and going through puberty BIG TIME, is mad at me alomst every day. Today it was because I wouldn't conceed to allow him to text...
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- I agree with the other posters, as long as his work is done and you set limits he should be mature enough to handle texting either starting this summer or starting nex...
- HI J., You can always limit his texting. He is a straight A student and a good kid, why not. I would not let him if he is fresh with you, that would be the deal bre...
- It sounds like your family is very connected to each other. It sounds like overall you have a good relationship with one another. Your son just wants to fit in, like...
Text Much???
Asked by M.. from Detroit
on March 30, 2012
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I realized today that I text waaaaay too much.
I was cleaning my room and found something of my daughters that she has been looking for forever. I was SO excited and...
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- YES!! I am going to turn my phone off for a full day sometime soon - maybe turn off the computers too!
- Yes. My husband get's onto my son because he texts me when I am in the same house. But yet I do it and he says it's ok. I am usually laying on an ice pack or someth...
- You texts your 7 year old...This makes me sad! We don't text in our house! and we have convictions for certain things and one is that our children will not have ce...
Facebook and Cell Texting
Asked by B.W. from Los Angeles
on May 10, 2010
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I would like to hear from moms of teens on how they approach controlling Facebook and cell phone text with their teens. I have two daughters, 16 and 13. The 13 year ol...
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- My daughter, age 15, also texts and does Facebook, about an hour each day. She just doesn't like to sit there too long doing it. As long as your daughter is getting go...
- We took our 13 year olds phone away because she had thousands of texts a month and the main reason was for emergencies if we had to contact her about pick-ups from sch...
- Read the book Queen Bees and Wannabes - some helpful ways of dealing with connectivity with teen girls.
Cancelling Plans Last Minute by Text-am I the Only One....
Asked by S.J. from New York
on September 29, 2010
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I’m not much into texting as so many people are. One of my friends/neighbor uses text to communicate with me all the time and they are lengthy. I’ll tease her tha...
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- How about people texting in movie theaters - that really irritates me.
- My husband and his whole office are so into texting it drives me nuts. One time I put his phone in the fridge (not freezer) over night. Interesting thing about the fr...
- I get annoyed because I don't have texting on my cell phone plan.
Help with Teens and Texting
Asked by S.S. from Lansing
on January 12, 2010
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My son is almost 14. He is constantly texting. We have always felt we could trust him, but not sure we can "trust" the girls who are texting him! I recently read both ...
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- I got my daughter a phone when she was 16 because I felt it was needed because she was going more places and participating more at school. I personally (my opinion) d...
- Texting, blogging, email, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, My Space, and all those other places are not private. Even when you grow up and get a job, your work place can a...
- I think that when it comes to computers and cell phones with kids under 16 or so there should just be an open door policy. When you give the phone or allow computer pr...
