It’s Tech Savvy Mama Quiz Day! Did you think about yesterday’s questions and are you ready for today’s multiple choice quiz?
Here it is! There are no wrong answers.
Even though I can’t give you an A, I can enter you to win a ruby T-Mobile BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 and an orange Nokia 5310 Xpress Music for you and your family to experience the new T-Mobile Family Allowances plan!
- Elementary school
- Middle school
- High School
- Never- only adults should have cell phones
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
- Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
- Coordinating busy schedules (pick-ups, etc.)
- Social (keeping them in touch with family and friends)
- Nothing- I don’t think children should have phones
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
- Surprise bills because my child would text or download too much without my knowledge
- Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
- Losing my child’s attention when we are together because they’re using their phone instead of engaging in the moment.
- Access to inappropriate content.
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
- Cost of service.
- Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
- Choice of phones.
- Network/coverage.
To enter, leave your answers in your comment along with your e-mail address. And remember….An A for your efforts and a chance to win a gorgeous ruby T-Mobile BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 and a hip orange Nokia 5310!
By the way, T-Mobile feedback collected from BlogHer will be posted tomorrow. Come back tomorrow and comment on the results and for an additional chance to win!
Thanks to T-Mobile for allowing me to repost these questions and for sponsoring this giveaway!
Fine print: To be eligible, comments must follow guidelines outlined above and contain an e-mail address where you can be contacted when you win. Comments must be received by August 20, 2008 at Midnight. Winner will be chosen at random by random.org and will need to reply with 48 hours to claim their prize. Giveaway does not include T-Mobile service plan.
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Wow! Sweet giveaway, TSM. Dunno if I’m worthy…
Oh, I’ll play this game since our phone contract is about to run out! 🙂
1. Kids could have phones in high school though I would be the mean mom who would wait until graduation. In my day . . . we didn’t have phones. 🙂
2. Nothing. If they need to call, they can borrow a friend’s phone or call from a real landline phone.
3. All of the above!
4. Ability to manage service. I would get a pay as you go phone that only allowed 60 minutes or so of time a month.
I’m such a mean mom! 🙂
Mamabird- You are absolutely worthy! Leave your comments and LMK your thoughts!
OK –
1. middle school (phone that will only dial mom and dad and 911)
2. safety/coordination
3. actually, none of those – bills and attention are discipline issues, and it’s more the time spent on texting/talking vs doing other worthwhile things that I’d be most concerned about, but I don’t think a cell phone would be much different than a computer
4. manage usage and network/coverage
Sophia is only 2 1/2 and I’m not sure how my opinion about cell phones will change as she grows older, but here goes:
1. High school or later. If they have a part-time job, I might get them a prepaid phone.
2. Safety is the most important. I think if they want to socialize they can do it from the home phone or in person.
3. I would be worried about who my kids talk to and if they could get their hands on inappropriate content.
4. All of the above.
1. Middle School, 8th Grade
2. Safety
3. Not knowing who my child is texting with
4. Cost of service
signals@shorethings.net
Of course I’ll play along for this! My T-Mobile phone is nearly dead (keeps shorting out) and I’d love to try out a BlackBerry.
1. Late elementary school or middle school – it all depends on the maturity of the individual child.
2. Safety – Missed pick-ups can happen, plans can change, and I would want my child to have the ability to get in touch with me if anything happened.
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with would worry me the most. Kids are notorious for bad judgment, and giving her number out to someone I don’t know would worry me.
4. Ability to manage usage would be the most important for me, followed shortly by cost of service.
Thanks!
Christina
amommystory AT gmail DOT com
middle school
safety
i would be worried about texting with strangers or older folks
control over it – who when what where…
feener44atgmaildotcom
1. I would like to say never, but realistically middle school to high school. And only for calling parents/911.
2. Definitely safety
3. Not really any of those. I think that prior to the more “social ages” when kids are out and about and may need to stay in touch, phones are just taking away from the real business of being a kid.
4. Ability to monitor and cost of service.
Ooh, great contest. I’ve been thinking about getting a blackberry.
1) I think middle school is reasonable. Before that, my kids would probably just lose it.
2) Safety. I like the idea of knowing that my kids could call me if they really needed me.
3) Every single one of those is a concern for me, which is why I would only get them those simple phones that only call a few numbers, don’t text message, etc. This would be for safety and peace of mind only.
4) Choice of phones, see above for reasons.
Thanks for the contest!
Owner@selfishmom.com
1. Middle school, 6th grade
2. safety
3. I want to know who my child is texting/talking too.
4. cost/ability to monitor usage.
hjanse@gmail.com
Hmm. This is a tough one. I could write a post each on all of these questions! But here goes…
1. Middle school
2. Safety
3. All of the above. But since that’s not an option, then not knowing who my child is communicating with
4. Managing usage
K8spades@gmail.com
p.s. (I’m a fellow SVMomer!)
1. Middle school.
2. Safety.
3. Losing my child’s attention.
4. Ability to set limits.
darlinghill [*at] gmail [*dot] com.
1. Middle school
2. Safety
3. All of the above. I like to worry in general.
4. Probably the ability to manage usage.
canapesun AT yahoo
1. High School (maybe middle school)
2. Safety
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting as well as access to inappropriate content (those go hand in hand for me)
4. ability to manage usage
marykatenj(at) gmail (dot) com
I really would love the Blackberry 🙂
1. Late Middle School or High School, unless there are unusual circumstances.
2. Safety
3.Not Knowing who my child is talking to/texting.
4.Ability to manage usage.
Cool giveaway!
kesamuels@sbcglobal.net
1. Middle school
2. safety
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with
4. Ability to manage usage
🙂
shannonsecondaccountATyahooDOTcom
Hello, Here are my answers: elementary school for safety reasons.
My biggest concern with a younger child having a cell phone is the cancer issue. The major purchase factor would be managing the usage factor. I would really appreciate being entered in your Blackberry drawing. My cell phone is rather antiquated. Thanks very much! Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
1 High School
2 Safety
3. Inappropriate content access
4 ability to manage usage of phone.
veamason@gmail.com
I could easily become a blackberry addict. I’m not even going to use the ‘c’ word for it. It’s so done.
Great contest!
1- Middle school
2- Safety
3- Surprise bills
4- Cost of service
realworldmom@timbury.net
1. High school (specifically when they start driving)
2. Safety
3. Losing kids attention (seriously, this has been something I’ve been noticing alot…)
4. Ability to manage use
Great contest! jeepcutie82@msn.com
1 – Middle of high school or later. Once they start going out without adult supervision, I feel a cell phone is reasonable.
2 – Definitely safety.
3 – Here I am choosing two related answers: access to inappropriate content, and also not knowing who a child is communicating with.
4 – I honestly can’t say. probably I would add a line to whatever plan I had at the time.
Thanks for an excellent giveaway.
urchiken at gmail dot com
My daughter Lennon is only 19 months, so I haven’t given this a lot of thought yet.
1. middle school – a phone only for dialing mom & dad and 911?
2. safety
3. not sure – probably a combination of the bottom three choices, when she gets a regular phone
4. ability to manage usage, at least at first
denise(dot)fahl(at)gmail(dot)com
1. High School
2. Safety
3. Losing child’s attention
4. Cost of service
khmorgan_00 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Ok here we go.
1. High School – I would even say near the end of high school
2. Coordinating busy schedules
3. A tie between Not knowing who my child is talking/texting with & Inappropriate content
4. Ability to manage usage – If they wanted to get more things added to the phone (ie texting.internet) I would expect my child to help out with the bills. They could learn about budgeting and spending this way too.
Thanks for the giveaway!
mccann.heather@gmail.com
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone?
* Middle school
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
*Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
* Losing my child’s attention when we are together because they’re using their phone instead of engaging in the moment.
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
* Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
jennydecki@beyondmom.com 🙂
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone?
* Middle school
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
* Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
* Access to inappropriate content.
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
* Cost of service.
1. I’d say high school/driving age. I’d be nervous about my kids driving without any way to contact me or the police. Although- no driving and talking!
2. Safety
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. Network/coverage.
1. High School
2. Safety
3. Surprise bills
4. Ability to manage use
spottedonetsy at gmail dot com
thanks!!
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone? Elementary school IF they are responsible. My kids have pre-paid phones for EMERGENCIES only. We put just our numbers in the phone. There was an incident at town camp last year that prompted it. My daughter is in middle school and she stays after a lot for clubs so she needs it in case she misses the late bus.
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone? Safey and emergency use ONLY! We have our home, work, cells and relatives numbers in the phone for emergency only. Just in case the bus is early and no one is there to get them (we live in a not so nice area), or other emergeny situations.
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone? TEXTING!!!!! That is why our daughter had her phone taken away for a while. Now she knows she is not allowed to text or let anyone text her. We have a pre-paid plan for the kids (not us – the parents) just so there are no surprises.
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor? The ability to set usage limits and texting limits. Cost is another huge factor. Some plans can be very $$$.
Thank you for a GREAT giveaway! My phone is about 10 years old and barely keeps a charge anymore. I can really use a new phone.
Thanks!
HunnyV “at” Optonline “dot” net
1. Tough one! I think Elementary school, but with limited capabilities for emergencies only.
2. Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
Thanks!
katiekarr at gmail dot com
1.High School
2. Coordinating busy schedules
3. Losing my child’s attention when we are together because they’re using their phone instead of engaging in the moment.
4.Ability to manage usage
Great giveaway. Thanks!
cortneymeister (at) gmail (dot) com
Wow this is great!
1. Middle school
2. Coordinating (which goes with safety, I think)
3. Not knowing who they are communicating with
4. Ability to manage useage.
Thanks.
tinawittmer(at)yahoo(dot)com
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone?
* High School
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
* Nothing- I don’t think children should have phones
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
* Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
* Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
askchilihead at gmail dot com
This is a great giveaway, and the answers to these questions — particularly #1 — have been interesting. Here are mine:
1. At whatever age you feel your child is responsible enough to take care of it and use it responsibly — most likely middle school. I might give a Firefly or some other similarly restricted phone to a younger child, no younger than 9, to use on an emergency basis only.
2. Safety (knowing they can always reach me) and that I can always reach them
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features)
Email: jennae at greenyourdecor dot com
1. D – they can borrow a phone from a parent if going off alone, but shouldn’t have their own.
2. D
3. B and D
4. B
ce613 at hotmail
Seriously, what a great giveaway!
My answers are Elementary, Safety, Access to inappropriate content and Ability to Manage Usage.
We have been talking about getting our 3rd grader a cell phone. I’m going to show this to my husband tonight!
Thanks so much for the chance to win!
seeryusfam@msn.com
1. Elementary school
2. Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
Thanks for the chance!
peanutpeddler @hotmail.com
Great questions! I think:
1 – High school
2 – coordinating busy schedules
3 – not knowing who my child is talking/texting with
4 – ability to manage usage
This is a huge issue nowadays! Great blog – thanks! afdr3d@umkc.du
1. OTHER-When they are old enough to pay for their own plan.
2. Nothing- I don’t think children should have phones.
3. OTHER-Seeing them turn off the world around them.
4. Coverage
we’ll see if my opinion changes as they get older!
1. high school
2. safety
3. all the above
4. ability to manage usage and cost of service
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone?
Middle school
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
1. Kids should have a mobile phone in high school, after they get their driver’s license.
2. Two motivations for providing my kids with phones are safety and coordination of schedules.
3. I have no real concerns regarding phone use.
4. My primary concern is having the ability to manage usage.
jepnet(at)netway(dot)com
1. High School
2. Safety
3. All of the above
4. All of the above
gratefulsoul at hotmail.com
1. It depends on the child. If they can earn the $ to pay for the plan, they can have one starting at age 13.
2. Nothing- I don’t think children should have cell phones.
3. All 4 things that are listed.
4. Cost of service.
Thanks for hosting.
Lisa
mistyfuji [at] yahoo[dot]com
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone?
* Elementary school
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
* Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
* Surprise bills because my child would text or download too much without my knowledge
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
* Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
mitanari@yahoo.com
1. D — never. I got along just fine without one.
2. B — busy schedules, but I’d put serious restrictions on it.
3. B — not knowing who my child is talking to.
4. B — ability to manage usage.
My email is: anewandafresh(at)gmail(dot)com
My opinion:
1 – Middle School
2 – Safety
3 – Knowledge of who they are talking/texting
4 – Manage Usage
gkstratos@yahoo.com
1. High School — when they are driving.
2. Coordinating busy schedules
3. Surprise bills — if a phone company can detect someone’s over the limit to bill higher, they can detect over the limit to cut them off.
4. Ability to manage usage.
sarahd gmail
1) In elementary school, but with all numbers blocked other than important ones(like home, grandparents, 911, etc).
2) safety.
3) none concern me because of the amount of control we have over these things nowadays. If I did not have control, then surprise bills and losing attention, equally.
4) ability to manage usage(with coverage as a close second).
wiredalive at hotmail dot com
Here are my answers:
1. High School
2. Safety
3. Surprise bills because my child would text or download too much without my knowledge
4. Cost of service
akreese (at) hotmail (dot) com
1. High School…with all the after school activities a kid may be involved in, I think this is a good idea.
2. Safety
3. Now that you mention them….ALL OF THEM!
4. I would have to go with ALL again.
dbstout{at}juno{dot}com
1. Middle School
2. safety and coordinating schedules
3. surprise bills
4. cost and managing usage
mgoddess5 at gmail dot com
here are my answers:
1. High School – especially once they start driving. I would need to know I could reach them or the could reach me in case of any problems.
2. Safety (I guess I answered that one in 1)
3. bills and not knowing who they are talking to.
4. ability to manage usage.
1. * High School
2. * Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. * Losing my child’s attention when we are together because they’re using their phone instead of engaging in the moment.
4. * Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
galxichic (at) hotmail (dot) com
1. Depends on the kid. Probably middle school for most kids.
2. Safety
3. Loss of attention.
4. Network/coverage.
Thanks for the chance!
Ooh, I’d love to put in my two cents here!
1. High School – if their part time job allows them to afford it.
2.Nothing, children not have phones.
3. Surprise bill and access to inappropriate content. The other two don’t concern me, because, while I will totally respect my child, I’m not a huge believer of respecting her privacy to the extent that I will let her be glued to the phone/be on the phone with people unknown to me, instead of engaging in the moment. If I think she’s being impolite, she will know – I am the parent after all.
4. Ability to manage usage.
belinda_streak(at)hotmail(dot)com
Middle school
Coordinating busy schedules (pick-
Surprise bills because my child would text or download too much without my knowledge
Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
Please enter me
megryansmom@sbcglobal.net
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone?
* High School
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
* Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
* Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
* Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
Thanks for the chance.
Sonya
sonyasparks@gmail.com
1. Middle School
2. Safety
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. Ability to manage usage
nateandjakesmom at gmail dot com
As a mother and former teacher I can say that there is definitely a push/pull for me. As a mother I know I need it for my teenager & LOVE him having it. As a teacher, it was such a pain!! I think motherhood wins on this topic.
High School
Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
Ability to manage usage
tsm . dewey1973 (at) xoxy . net
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone?
* High School
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
* Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
* Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
* Network/coverage.
bunnybx at gmail . com
This is such a great giveaway!! Well, here are my 2 cents:
1. Elementary school
2. Safety
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with
4. Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
hope.september[at]gmail.com
At what age should children have a mobile phone?
Middle school
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
Access to inappropriate content.
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
Cost of service.
Thanks for the great giveaway! 🙂
1. Never – only adults should have cell phone
2. Safety
3. Access to inapproriate content
4. Network/coverage
divesweeper at gmail dot com
1. Never – only adults should have cell phone
2. Safety
3. Access to inapproriate content
4. Network/coverage
maggie_may28@hotmail.com
what a great opportunity!
1. Middle School
2. Safety
3. Surprise bills
4. Ability to manage use
thank you 😉
Awesome giveaway! xD
1. High School
2. Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
sena.sagani [at] gmail [dot] com
Wow! What a great giveaway!
1. I am kind of against so many kids having cell phones but I do believe it is sometimes essential. Unless a kid is away for a large part of the day a child should not need their own cell phone until they have responsiblities or a job and are independent, so probably middle or high school or they can borrow a cell phone from a parent. We have an extra cell phone in the house that is pay to go for that purpose.
2. pretty much answered above but definately not social
3. how about all of the above??
4. definately ability to manage usage. I think the firefly is a great idea.
aahaft at gmail dot com
Hi, I am a little different than most.
1.High School
2. Safety
3.Surprise bills
4.cost of service
junkrug@yahoo.com
1. middle school
2. safety and coordinating schedules
3. not knowing who my child is talking or texting with and access to inappropriate content
4.ability to manage usage
Thanks!
cheliseb@aol.com
1. Middle school
2. Safety
3. Surprise bills; Not knowing who my child is talking/texting; Access to inappropriate content
4. Ability to manage; Cost; Network
ashleyalexis[at]gmail[dot]com
Thanks!!!
1) only adults should have cell phones
2) safety
3) all of the above!
4) cost of service and network coverage, also ETF’s!
Thanks! thewehrungs@yahoo.com
Middle school
for safety
not knowing who they are talking to
cost
thanks!
tuesdayef (at)aol (dot)com
1. Middle school (or late elem.)
2. Safety
3. Access to inappropriate content
4. Ability to manage usage
Great thought-provoking questions.
Thanks for the opportunity!
1. High School
2. Safety
3. Not knowing who my child is conversing with/cintent
4. Ability to manage use.
Thanks so much for the opportunity.
planetmisty at gmail dot com
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone?
High School
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
Surprise bills because my child would text or download too much without my knowledge
Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
Losing my child’s attention when we are together because they’re using their phone instead of engaging in the moment.
Access to inappropriate content.
All of the Above!!!
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
Thanks for a great giveaway!
Great giveaway. Thanks.
1. High School
2. Safety
3. Access to inapropriate content
4. Ability to manage use
ksieker(at)hotmail(dot)com
1. High School when they start driving at 16
2. Safety (knowing they can always reach me and me them)
3. Surprise bills because my child would text or download too much without my knowledge: Been there done that…
4. Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
ooooohhh, this is too good!
1. High School
2. Saftey / busy scheduals
3. Surprise Bills
4. Ability to manage usage / network/coverage.
Thanks Tech Savvy Mama for such a fab giveaway!
poprocks_ at hotmail dot com
What fun!
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone? It depends on their maturity level. I would think around 12 yrs would be a good age to start out with but only for emergencies or communicating with their parents.
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
Losing it, lol
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
* Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
Thanks!
akblessings[at]gmail.com
Middle School
Safety
Losing their attention
Network/Coverage
1. Middle school
2. Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
OK, here goes, as long as your contest is open to Canadians, I know I would need a different service provider.
1: Middle school, or when your child is going away for the first time without you (like when they visit grandparents across the country.)
2. Safety being the biggest reason for me.
3. My greatest worry is not know who my child is texting.
4. The ability to manage who, what and how much my child can use the phone is most important.
gwenfloyd at gmail dot com
1. High School
2. Safety
3. Surprise bills
4. Ability to manage use
Great giveaway, thanks! hellomary018 at yahoo dot com
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone?
High School
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
ALL OF THESE!!! =(
Surprise bills because my child would text or download too much without my knowledge
Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
Losing my child’s attention when we are together because they’re using their phone instead of engaging in the moment.
Access to inappropriate content.
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
snowwins@gmail.com
1. Middle school
2. Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.)
1. High school
2. Safety allowing me to give them more freedom
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. Ability to manage usage.
Thanks!
dunnal [at] gmail [.] com
angelina115@hotmail.com
1. middle school
2. safety
3.not knowing who they are talking to
4. cost of service
Love the prize. Thanx.
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I’ve been wanting one of these so bad! Here are my answers ~
1. Middle school
2. I’m torn on this one but Safety is my first choice with coordinating as my 2nd choice.
3. Surprise bills because my child would text or download too much without my knowledge
4. Cost of service
1. middle school
2. safety
3. not knowing who my child is
talking/texting
4. ability to manage usage
thscar(at)aol (dot)com
Awesome.
1. high school
2. safety
3. the first three
4. cost and ability to manage
I hate seeing kids walking along texting, but I know that’s how it is now. I’m not sure what I’m going to do when the time comes.
1.High School
2.Safety and social
3.The first two
4.Ability to manage usage.
Thanks for the giveaway!
foxsquirrelrabbit(at)gmail(dot)com
High School
Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with
Network/coverage
mojosaica@yahoo.com
High School
Safety(knowing they can always reach me)
Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with
network/coverage
dlcwin[at]gmail[dot]com
1. Middle school.
2. Safety.
3. Losing my child’s attention.
4. Ability to set limits.
yyeres at gmail dot com
At what age should children have a mobile phone?
Middle school (only if child is in some sort of afterschool program and needs it in order to call parents for pickup) and High School senior (just because they should be able to understand a bit more value).
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
Surprise bills because my child would text or download too much without my knowledge
Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
Losing my child’s attention when we are together because they’re using their phone instead of engaging in the moment.
Access to inappropriate content.
ALL OF THE ABOVE
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
Cost of service.
Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features and Network/coverage.
THIS IS A FANTASTIC GIVEAWAY…I WILL BE CROSSING MY FINGERS 😉
1. Middle School
2. Safety
3. Surprise bills because my child would text or download too much without my knowledge.
4. Cost of service
Funny thing is my daughter has been driving me crazy for a cell phone because all of her friends in Middle school have one. Thank-you for the contest.
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone?
* High School
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
* Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
* Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
* Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
Thanks!
mia.georgiu[at]gmail.com
1. Middle School, 8th Grade
2. Safety
3. Not knowing who my child is texting with
4. Cost of service
robertsbrosautomart@hotmail.com
thanks for a great sweep.
1. whenever the potential need is there
2. the first two
3. the first one
4. cost
bortmulva@yahoo.com
I’m on the fence between choosing high school and never. If I were to get my daughter a cell phone it would be for safety reasons. I feel all the concerns, except the ability to download too much, because I would definitely look for a plan that I could manage their usage.
beccachristensen at hotmail dot com
I would say high school due to driving. It would be for safety. All of the above but mainly not knowing who talking or texting. I would get a plan that I can manage their usage.
1. High School, if they’re involved in extra curricular activities in middle school, maybe one of those one’s that only call parents.
2. safety and busy schedules, esp pick-ups!
3. not knowing who they’re talking to and losing their attention. If they causes the bill to be too high, i’d make them pay for it, plus interest, haha!
4.the Ability to manage usage
1. Middle school (one of those phones that can only call Mom or Dad)
2. Tie between safety and coordinating pick-ups. Safety is always the top concern, of course, but I remember doing a lot of waiting around for my mom to pick me up in my pre-driving days.
3. All of the above, but mostly not knowing who my child is talking to and if it’s appropriate.
4. Ability to manage usage and network coverage (wouldn’t do much good if there was no coverage!)
Thanks for the giveaway!
xpsundell(at)gmail(dot)com
1. Elementary school
I have put my child on the bus only to have him get off the pus into a school lockdown situation and herded into the gym. The school is slow in getting the information to parents thinking the kids are safe. My son has phoned me to come pick him up which I do immediately. The rest of the kids spend HOURS doing nothing in the gym waiting for the crisis to be over.
2. safety
3.surprise bills.
we tell them that they pay for any overages and downloads are paid in advance. Also internet and downloading options can be blocked by the service provider.
4. network coverage
why have a phone with dead zones.
1. high school
2. busy schedules
3. not knowing who my child is talking to
4. cost of service.
1.High School. possibly middle school depending on schedules and if I need to coordinate pick-ups etc w/them.
2. Coordinating busy schedules (see above!)
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with. Although you better believe I’d be finding out!
4. Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.) ’nuff said
murphykatt[at]yahoo[dot]com
1- I think 11 is a good age. All 4 kids have cell phones, and they have not turned into lazy, rebellious, brats.
2- The kids mainly have phones for saftey issues. Plus, I can always get in touch with them.
3- I really don’t have any concerns.
4- Ability to manage their phones
jkrisken(at)gmail(dot)com
1. Late middle school
2. Safety, coordinating, and social. They’re all important.
3. Surprise bills.
4. Ability to manage usage when he’s younger. Later, the overall cost of service
hi –
1. i think high school would be appropriate. any younger, i would have to say – not too sure! depending on lifestyle, how far from school & circumstances in general.
2. definitely for safety and coordinating schedules. very busy lifestyles these days and with a phone you wlll never be out of touch.
3. with a teen-ager, surprise bills, of course. you know how they like to text at all hours and talk to anyone and everyone all the time.
4. definitely network coverage. if i’m paying for something i want it to be practical and useful. too many dead spots and who needs that if you need to make an important call??!!
1. Never – only adults (and not all of them) should have cell phones
2. Nothing – if there is an emergency, the authorities (at school, police, etc.) can get in touch with me; if it’s not an emergency, it can wait. As for scheduling, that’s what planning is all about and builds responsibility.
3. All of the above – all are distractions whether in school or at activities; pay attention to what’s going on in front of you, not your phone and text messaging
4. All of the above – unless the kid is paying for it himself out of his own money from a parttime job, then he can worry about all of the costs and charges
Yeah, I’m a hardliner, but it’s for their own good, right?
Nyssa AT concentric DOT net
Oh how I would LOVE to win this giveaway!!!
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone?
* Elementary school
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
* Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
* Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
* Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
I would say 1. Middle School, 2. Safety, 3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with, and 4. Ability to manage usage. Thanks! uke9000 AT gmail DOT com
Dangit. Delete my first entry because I forgot my email!
1. Toss-up between middle school and high school. My kids aren’t that old yet.
2. Safety
3. Not knowing who they’re talking to.
4. Ability to manage services.
Awesome giveaway. Thanks!
sahmtoo at gmail dot com
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone?
* Elementary school
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
* Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3.
* Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4.
* Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
1. Middle school – or when they show that they deserve it and are responsible to have it. It can and will be taken away if they can’t show that.
2. Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. Network/coverage – Why get them a phone if it doesn’t work when you need it to?
hb_carebear_07@yahoo.com
(#1)High schoolers are old enough to have their own phones – once they’re driving and have a job to pay for (or help pay for) the service. (#2) I’d go for the safety factor. (#3) I’m not a parent but I teach middle school and I hate when kids are distracted and not engaging in the moment because of their phones – it’s rude! (#4) Cost of service is key!
Man, I sound like such a meanie about this…I guess I just get quite irritated because of the trouble phones cause with my middle school students.
Thanks so much for the giveaway!
myshadow28(at)aol(dot)com
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone?
* High School
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
* Coordinating busy schedules (pick-ups, etc.)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
* Not knowing who my child is talking or texting with.
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
* Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
Great giveaway!
1.Middle school
2.Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. Surprise bills because my child would text or download too much without my knowledge
4.Cost of service.
doot65{at}comcast[dot]net
Elizabeth
1. I think kids should have a phone once they start walking home alone. Its not the age, its the maturity level of the kid. Teach your kid to either call or pretend to call someone when an adult they dont know comes up to them. It scares them off.
2. From my answer above, I would choose safety.
3. None of the above. Phones now are customizable you can choose how the phone works, no outgoing calls, no downloads, limited texts, etc. Always set rules and boundires.
4. ha, from my answer to #3 i would say ability to manage access
Hope I was helpful…
-Shelly
Shellydelight@gmail.com
http://shellydelight.etsy.com
1. Maybe Middle School, if the schedule is super busy. Otherwise, high school.
2. Safety and Coordinating busy schedules – both are important and related
3. All of the above
4. Network/coverage and ability to manage. I’ve heard the text messaging horror stories!
Thanks!
heatherpooh (hotmail)
1. At what age should children have a mobile phone?
Middle school
2. What would motivate you the most to buy your child a phone?
Safety (knowing they can always reach me)
3. What concerns you the most about providing your child with a mobile phone?
Surprise bills because my child would text or download too much without my knowledge
4. If you were considering buying a mobile phone for your child, what would be the #1 purchase factor?
Ability to manage usage (example: set limits on minutes, texting, times of use and available features.
jasonncaryn at yahoo dot com