And some are doing it younger and younger!Just reading that some parents consider it necessary for their kids to have mobiles in school with them
I think in many cases, the parent wants to be able to phone the child (and vice versa) outside of school hours. Many households these days have both parents out at work so kids are going to childminders, friends houses, relations etc., as opposed to going home to the traditional idea of Mum ready with a hot lunch. That said, there are certainly plenty of helicopter parents who want to be able to contact their kids at a moment's notice for any reason at all at any time of the day.Just reading that some parents consider it necessary for their kids to have mobiles in school with them, surely schools have phones and contact details with which to contact parents should an emergency arise…
some friends of mine gave their 3.5 year old a mobile phone for xmas - it has two buttons, one calls mammy, one calls daddy.
it is supposedly 'in case of an emergency' - since when is a 3.5 year old qualified to make a judgement call on whats an emergency?
In my humble opinion a 3.5 year old shouldnt be out of sight anyway, they should be under watchful eye of parents, creche supervisor, babysitter etc... so i cannot see the need for a phone for the child!!!
What the hell is a "helicopter parent"?Isaid, there are certainly plenty of helicopter parents who want to be able to contact their kids at a moment's notice for any reason at all at any time of the day.
What the hell is a "helicopter parent"?
My mother used to open the door and shout.
This is the Firefly, my 9 year old has one. 3.5 is probably a bit extreme. I got it because when I was away overnight for work he became ill requiring hospitalisation soon after my return. I'd prefer if he was able to call me himself if he felt he wanted to. It also allows me to keep tabs when he's outside playing, although this is only really an issue in the summer months.
No, I can't imagine - life is about taking risks.
There is always going to be pressure on parents to keep up with the jones's one way or another, if its not mobile phones its going to be the next best thing.
Back to the original title of this thread, Happy Girl, will your 13 yr old be allowed to take the phone to school?
School rules say that mobile phones are not allowed in the school whether turned on or off which I think is the correct thing to do and no my son will not have his phone at school. If a phone is found it is confiscated. This rule has worked to my advantage for the past number of year (and indeed will continue to do so for other parents now) insofar as he didn't feel the odd one out for not having a phone up to now.
Couple of questions on this: could he not call you from the house phone or the mobile of whatever adult was watching over him if he had to?
Do you not know where he is when he is outside - I used to have to call home to say where Id be every so often as a kid - so I couldnt go into someones home for example without telling mammy, and I wasnt allowed out of sight of the house til I was older.
Just wondering - Im not trying to imply you dont know where your child is - but I just wonder if a phone is actually necessary or just a handy option rather than physically go outside to see. I suppose Im also wondering how much more kids get away with if parental supervision is a voice on a phone rather than a physical presence.
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