Originally posted by Beau
Ok, I think it's crazy for kids to have cell phones. It's hilarious seeing them at the mall chatting on their cell phones.
Yes, there are negative things about kids having mobile phones.
But there are positive aspects too, if one works with a kid explaining how the technology works.
A computer inside a modern phone is more powerful than that which was on the Apollo spacecraft.
If a kid uses this complicated phone just to chatter, than it is close to useless. But if he/she maintains with the help of an adult the database of contacts, schedules, birthdays reminders, understands data protection, etc. than it is the part of his/her education.
It is also educating to help the kid to connect a mobile phone to PC via infrared port and do the updating via convenient PC keyboard.
Kids are interested when something is fun. The mobile phone is fun for a kid.