1. What is an Appropriate Age for Kids to have a Cell Phone? By Morgan Burns Communication 1020

2. What Age Do You Think Kids Should Have a Cell Phone?  Live Poll  What age should a kid get a cell phone? Elementary school 14% Middle school or older 63% Whenever they can pay for it themselves 23%  Total Votes: 546

3. The Statistics  18 percent of elementary school kids  61 percent of middle school kids  83 percent of high school kids  54 percent of 8 to12 year olds will have cell phones within the next three years.

4. Why Kids Should Wait to Have a Cell Phone  Addiction  Other forms of communication  Let’s kids experience childhood  Distraction in School

5. Pros and Cons Positive  Parental Control  Responsibility  Safety  Accessibility Negative  Distraction at School  Cost  Hidden Dangers  Lack of Sleep  Bullying

6. Questions to Ask  How and when will they use the phones? Are the phones for emergency use only or for socializing?  Should they be able to send and receive text messages? To and from whom?  What is the entire monthly cost, including fees, text messaging, photos, ringtone and music downloads?  Will your child pay for all or part of the plan? Will the money come out of her allowance, or is she a teenager with a summer job and a small income?

7. Things You Can do as a Parent  Set Parental Controls - Phone turns off at a certain time - Can only call certain people - Tracking Devices

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9. Bibliography  Varma-White, Kavita. "What Age Is Appropriate for a Kid to Have a Cell Phone?" Moms Today. Msn.com, 6 Sept. 2011. Web. 29 Mar. 2012.  Lenz, Sara. "Younger Kids Join Cell Phone Frenzy." Stltoday.com. 23 Aug. 2010. Web. 29 Mar. 2012.  Youtube