WonderWorld Smartphone http://joeraposo.com/blog The First Free To Use and Safe Smartphone for Kids Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:34:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 When Should You Get Your Kid a Cell Phone? (Courtesy of PBS.org) http://joeraposo.com/blog/when-should-you-get-your-kid-a-cell-phone/ http://joeraposo.com/blog/when-should-you-get-your-kid-a-cell-phone/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2015 19:12:37 +0000 http://joeraposo.com/blog/?p=5646 My daughter got her first cell phone in 7th grade (after much lobbying, whining, begging, and squabbling). Because she took public transportation home from school, my husband and I decided it was a good idea from a safety standpoint.

There were no texts, the phone couldn’t take pictures, she was told how many minutes were allowed, and we did take it away from her as a punishment once (and it was very effective). Flash forward to the next child, four years her junior. He got a phone in 6th grade, mostly for the same reasons.

But technology had moved on, and his came with texting and photo ability, not to mention games. By then, our daughter had also become a text messaging ninja, and we’d upgraded our plan for unlimited texts (a very wise move) and replacement insurance (ditto).

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The reality is that most kids have mobile cellular devices well before high school.

John Breyault, vice president of public policy, telecommunications and fraud at the National Consumers League, commissioned a study in 2012 that found nearly 60 percent of parents said they offered cell phones to their children at ages 10 or 11. Since then, that average age has gotten even younger, and the prevalence of cell phones among teens and pre-teens has nearly doubled, said Shawn DuBravac, chief economist and senior director of research at the Consumer Electronics Association.

“Today about 80 percent of teens between 12 and 17 own a cell phone, and about half of those own a smart phone,” said DuBravac. “That’s about twice the rate from just two years ago.”

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]]> http://joeraposo.com/blog/dont-share-your-password/feed/ 0 Don’t respond to rude people http://joeraposo.com/blog/dont-respond-to-rude-people/ http://joeraposo.com/blog/dont-respond-to-rude-people/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:30:35 +0000 http://joeraposo.com/blog/?p=5632 Never respond to mean or rude texts, messages, and e-mails. Delete any unwanted messages. You may need to delete friends who continuously bother you or post things that are not appropriate.

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