As Christmas rolls around, kids are making lists and checking them thrice. At the top of many lists is: Smartphone. But good parents don't need a cellphone to make smart choices. Here's a plan to manage kids and cellphones. Should kids have phones? If you can afford them, okay and if the kid chips in. Cellphones help keep kids safer. They can can contact parents. But children and teen don't need smartphones. They shouldn't have bills till they can afford them. Giving children free use of devices with plans or data packages teaches them to play now, pay later (or never). Cellphone Christmas Presents for Kids, OK, Smartphones, No
Give Kids Cellphones for Christmas Presents, Not Smartphones
As Christmas rolls around, kids are making lists and checking them thrice. At the top of many lists is: Smartphone. But good parents don't need a cellphone to make smart choices. Here's a plan to manage kids and cellphones. Should kids have phones? If you can afford them, okay and if the kid chips in. Cellphones help keep kids safer. They can can contact parents. But children and teen don't need smartphones. They shouldn't have bills till they can afford them. Giving children free use of devices with plans or data packages teaches them to play now, pay later (or never). Cellphone Christmas Presents for Kids, OK, Smartphones, No
