Wow that's still pretty extreme considering that accidents happen. I broke my mothers laptops screen back in like 2011-2012 too by simply closing it a liiil bit stronger than usual and that laptop is the only one I've broken so far. Then again I did get punished by her literally taking the laptop I got for Christmas to replace hers but still. Such 10/10 parenting.
Should children have iPhones?
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DarkDesertFox
Your Typical Trickster
No way. If you're letting your child borrow your iPhone/iPad for those learning apps, sure. Giving them their very own expensive iDevice/smart phone is out of the question. I personally think it's bad to give a nice phone like that to middle schoolers even. People are so addicted to their phones these days that if you want to start an early addiction with your child then that's how you do it. I hate what cell phones have made people become.
nintendofan85
Good grief.
Yeah, my dad was really unhappy about it happening because we had only had it for six months, as my dad got it on Black Friday in 2010 and, just six months later, in May of 2011, that rocking chair incident happened. However, I wasn't the only one who took responsibility for it-my mom also admitted responsibility, as she was the one who said in the chair without noticing the laptop was behind it. Nevertheless, my dad made it seem like I was completely responsible.
After that happened, my dad would say that I literally broke all electronics if they ever had problems, and when he got another Toshiba laptop in September 2012, he specifically told me not to even touch it. Then, in July 2014, when I got the MacBook Air I use now from my school, he said it was very likely I was going to break that, even though almost two full years later it still hasn't. Bits and pieces of the case it came with have, but that's happened to everyone because they're poor-quality.
But what's so crazy about it all is that I was only 11 when that laptop damage incident happened-it's been five years, and, as you said, I'll be an adult in only two years, yet I'm not trusted with electronics any more than I was then.
I can't wait until I'm an adult and move out.
AnimalCrossingPerson
Please respect GDPR
Yeah, why not? 
Only issue is, this allows them to make the cringiest YouTube videos out there.
Send a message if you want some links to ones I've found, though the funniest I've been unable to re-discover. Could've been deleted.
Only issue is, this allows them to make the cringiest YouTube videos out there.
Send a message if you want some links to ones I've found, though the funniest I've been unable to re-discover. Could've been deleted.
LinkToTheWorld
The past is obdurate
It doesn't matter either way. iPads are commonly used in schools now, in fact I haven't worked in one in the last 2 years that don't have their own supply of iPads for the kids to use.
It can teach them an awful lot. I was never into running around outside as a kid but smartphones were never invented then. If I'd had one, I've no doubt I would have found a lot more enjoyment in using that than sitting around or playing indoors.
My son has my old iPhone, he uses it for all sorts of clever things. His thing at the moment is making stop motion animation videos. They were doing it at school and he's got really into it himself at home now. Got him a tripod and microphone to do proper videos with....cannot see what harm its done him
It can teach them an awful lot. I was never into running around outside as a kid but smartphones were never invented then. If I'd had one, I've no doubt I would have found a lot more enjoyment in using that than sitting around or playing indoors.
My son has my old iPhone, he uses it for all sorts of clever things. His thing at the moment is making stop motion animation videos. They were doing it at school and he's got really into it himself at home now. Got him a tripod and microphone to do proper videos with....cannot see what harm its done him
Idk I mean it's a different day now than it was when I was a kid but I didn't get a phone until I was a 13. That was like my right of passage for being a teenager. I don't think it's that big of a deal for kids to have cell phones/iPads whatever if they are mature enough to handle it and can take care of it/not lose it/break it etc.
tybalt_cake
heavymetallover
Nope?
Seriously who would give an iPhone 6 to a five year old?!
Seriously who would give an iPhone 6 to a five year old?!
No, no smartphones/tablets should ever be given to kids below 12 year old. They will have very low attention span, become impatient (spoiled, throw tantrums) and get their eyesight ruined at a very young age. Any parents who love their kids should have thought of the consequences of exposing their kids to smartphones. Doesn't matter if they're iPhones, iPads, or crappy Android phones / tablets; little kids should not be given their own.
No.The main usage of a phone is to call or text someone.To contact someone in general whether it be business,or other inquiries via call/text/email/etc.Sure you cacn play games and whatever but you can do that on your parents' ipad or tablet Wait until they're in middle school at least.My first phone was in 6th grade,a flip phone anyways.Now I see all the middle schoolers have smartphones.
Wait until they're in middle school at least.My first phone was in 6th grade,a flip phone anyways.Now I see all the middle schoolers have smartphones.It's not just that it is expensive, the fact a minor of 13 years old may not know how to save minutes for emergencies only or even abuse it for pranks when people in school may peer-pressure them into doing so. Or what if it breaks and they want another one because "They are very fun to use"? Kids won't know how serious a phone can be when an actual emergency occurs.
Fantasyrick
What’s up boo!
Most 13 year olds ik know what they are doing with they're phone. I think if you are 13 or older you need a phone.
Aronthaer
Back from Hiatus (3/18/22)
my honest opinion: I think that kids can have phones if they save up the money to purchase one. Maybe it's just me, but buying phones and consoles for your kids without any sort of special occasion is just spoiling them.
MozzarellaSticks
(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ ANN PERKI
Yes. Like it or not, electronics have become a necessity. Kids shouldn't be denied learning how to use one because people didn't have that during their childhood. Every generation gets new technology to enjoy.
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