Phone & Texting: Teen
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Conflicted - Teen Son "NEEDS" Cell Phone - Lots of Questions
Asked by S.T. from Denver
on December 13, 2010
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Help. Need lots of insight. My almost 14 year old son desperately NEEDS a cell phone according to him.Please give me your insights as I'm very conflicted. He there are...
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- I bet he is just saying that he needs it cause other children all have them at school and he feels left out. Maybe even getting picked on for not having one. So in his...
- My sister is 16 she doesn't uses the mins. for calling my parents, my dad will never understand texting, jajajaja, but other than that she only texts. She does/doesnt...
- My son is 7 and not old enough for one. I did read Queen Bee's and wanna bees or what ever the title of that book is. And the author mentioned that cell phones gi...
Advice on Texting
Asked by B.R. from Lansing
on August 15, 2011
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Hello All!!!
Thank you for taking the time to read this. My boyfriend has a 15 year old son who is only with us every other weekend. We currently provide his phon...
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- I do about 4,000 a month and I am in my 30s so I can see a teen doing that many easily. If the issue is when they are taking place, have a place in your room (or some...
- This is common, but not normal or okay behavior. I would not allow him to have a phone if he cannon obey the rules on texting. I'd set boundaries on number of texts...
- I think the problem is the time he's texting. Once school starts, his phone may need to be confiscated at a certain time if he's not getting regular sleep.
My Daughter and Her Cell Phone
Asked by S.H. from Killeen
on April 21, 2011
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My 12 y old daughter haS had Her cell Phone for a few years now without any issues. She knows that we monitor her usage as well as the content of her texts Messages fr...
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- Just one more response. Technology is here for better or worse. Get in touch with it and let your child get in touch with it. Now is the best time for you to teach her...
- Hi S., Parent coach J. B. here. You've gotten a variety of responses from a number of moms in such a short period that it is obvious feelings run deep on this issu...
- I think it's totally per each family / there is no right or wrong answer. My son (8) has had a laptop now for about 6 months... he saved for 2 years to buy a macbo...
Are We the Only Parents Saying No Cell Phone for Our 11 Year Old?
Asked by A.D. from Minneapolis
on October 19, 2010
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My 11 year old wants a cell phone for Christmas. DH and I are not in favor. We do not believe her to be responsible enough to have one, nor do we feel she has the need...
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- No, you are not the only parents saying "no" to a cell phone. We told our kids 13 was the age they needed to be to have one and that they are responsible for paying t...
- We didn't allow our son to have a cell phone until 7th grade which he entered this past Fall. He pestered us for 3 years before he finally got it. The only reason we...
- Ok, my son will be 10 in a couple of weeks- he asked me for an Iphone- or any phone he said would do. Doesn't hurt for asking- but I remember many things I asked for a...
Daughter Not Listening to Cell Phone Rules
Asked by K.R. from Minneapolis
on October 26, 2009
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I have a teen daughter who I found out using Verizon that she was texting some guy in Nevada. A friend suggested she text this person she didn't know....I found out a...
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- It isn't too late to let her learn that cell phones are a privelege not a right. If you don't like not being able to get a hold of her or think she needs the phone fo...
- Definitely TAKE THE PHONE AWAY and DON'T GIVE IT BACK!!! Teens do NOT need phones. All these studies are done about teens driving and texting, sexting, and talki...
- I agree, you need to take it away and don't give it back. It's not worth it. Also, does she spend a lot of time on the internet? About this guy in Nevada...I would w...
17 Year Old Drinking
Asked by K.L. from Cleveland
on September 26, 2010
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My 17 year old came home tonight, past curfew, totally wasted. She was falling over drunk. Her friend (who was sober) brought her home and apologized multiple times ...
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- You need to find a good counselor. She needs someone to talk to without judgement or consequence. Our kids have a lot more stress than I ever feeling at that age. Kids...
- IT IS TIME FROM YOU TO BE A PARENT AND NOT A FRIEND. Take her to an AA meeting and make her talk with someone and listen to the stories. Tell her that she needs to go ...
- I hope she had a bad hangover and you didnt make it easy for her. I remember getting drunk on Boones farm when I was about that age, I barfed in my friends car and th...
13 Year Old Texting - What's Realistic?
Asked by T.G. from Milwaukee
on June 11, 2010
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Earlier this year we took away our daughter's texting due to issues with grades and behavior. She was up to 10,000-11,000 texts per month, and she isn't allowed to te...
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- I have a sister 10 years younger than me and she can text like the wind. They can be having multiple texting conversations at one time and some texts are only one wor...
- Texting itself is neither good nor bad. The question is how it fits into the balance of her life. Is she happy and high-functioning in other parts of her life? If s...
- T., Personally, I think you are right to monitor it and give her restrictions on when she can use it. There are many reasons, but a few are: Safety -- have you che...
Teenage Son and Friends Texting Inappropriate Messages
Asked by C.S. from Houston
on November 1, 2008
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Hi moms,
My 14 year old son was spending a lot time texting back and forth with his friends. I could not imagine what they were talking about so much. Then he got i...
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- It is completely normal for a teenage boy to eat sleep and breath sexually explicit conversation. However it is also inappropriate especially if he is being brought up...
- C., I am a step mom of 2 boys - one out of the house already and the other is 15. I also have a 2 year old son. As a Christian I am aware of the uphill battle we fac...
- Follow your husband's lead on this one, especially if he is a wise man.
Texting While Driving...
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on January 20, 2011
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Do you?
Be honest.
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- Definately not! Especially, when my son is in the car! And for the record to a previous reply, there is not such thing as safely driving while texting!!! Texting ki...
- nope p.s. I usually put my bag in the trunk when I am going home in the evening (with phone in bag). In the morning, I put it on the floor of the back seat when I...
- A few months ago I made the vow not too. I was doing well for about one month and now I am guilty. I have tried to just do it at long stop lights if I HAVE too. But i...
Holy Smokes Batman! a $200K Cell Phone Bill!!!
Asked by C.O. from Washington DC
on October 19, 2011
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I just saw this on-line and thought to myself - HOLY SMOKES BATMAN!!!
A higher than usual phone bill can leave anyone stunned. And when Celina Aarons got a jaw-dro...
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- I read that too, CRAZY!! When I was in the hospital activity giving birth to my first child, I realized my cell phone bill was left sitting on my kitchen counter. I...
- My parents got over a $1000 bill one time because of my younger brother. They shut the phones off, paid the bill off, and turned the phones back on later, he didn't ge...
- My bosses daughter went crazy with texting when she got her first cell phone (as a teen). Her first bill was over $200! My boss paid the bill. Then she wrote the bi...
