Kids and Cell Phones

   / Kids and Cell Phones #41  
OP has identified the problem, which is the coach. Doesn't want to deal with that. OP has also identified the work around, a cell phone. Doesn't want to deal with that. The present circumstances are difficult for him and the child. Doesn't want to deal with that. Not sure what is the point here.
 
   / Kids and Cell Phones #42  
I see it as a societal change brought because of cell phones. When there was no way to call and tell people when youæ±*e done you had to make plans ahead of time and just stick to them. This is definitely not the kids fault but my choice not to let them have cell phones is causing them some real difficulties.

Yeah, that would be my concern as well. We live in a tech world. Kids without the ability to participate are immediately behind.

All three of my Grand Daughters are issued Laptop Computers at the beginning of the school year. They do their homework and turn in their assignments electronically on that Laptop. Even the 10yr old. That's just the World we are in now. It's advancing at lightning speed. Any decision that limits the kid's ability to keep up with this advancement should be scrutinized carefully.
 
   / Kids and Cell Phones #43  
Seems to me from a post here that you can limit certain things they can do with the cellphone, why not get them a phone and adjust what they can do with it and still be able to supervise what they do on it.. I think cell phones are important these days and with proper supervision they are very useful..

Our Daughter uses all of these tools with her three daughters. She has complete access to their phones electronically. Knows where the phone is all the time. If Mom calls Daughter answers the phone. No excuses. No freebies. Violate the rules and punishment is swift and harsh. One time it was family laundry duty for two weeks, including folding and putting away.

The instrument isn't the problem.
 
   / Kids and Cell Phones #44  
Yeah, that would be my concern as well. We live in a tech world. Kids without the ability to participate are immediately behind.

All three of my Grand Daughters are issued Laptop Computers at the beginning of the school year. They do their homework and turn in their assignments electronically on that Laptop. Even the 10yr old. That's just the World we are in now. It's advancing at lightning speed. Any decision that limits the kid's ability to keep up with this advancement should be scrutinized carefully.

I thought about weighing in on this, but you have stated it far better than I could have.
 
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#45  
You have a legitimate complaint in regards to the sports Coach specifically.

I can't stretch my thoughts about this far enough to make the connection that it's caused by Cell Phones.

OP has identified the problem, which is the coach. Doesn't want to deal with that. OP has also identified the work around, a cell phone. Doesn't want to deal with that. The present circumstances are difficult for him and the child. Doesn't want to deal with that. Not sure what is the point here.

Youæ±*e right. I need to talk to the coach.
 
   / Kids and Cell Phones #46  
Our Daughter uses all of these tools with her three daughters. She has complete access to their phones electronically. Knows where the phone is all the time. If Mom calls Daughter answers the phone. No excuses. No freebies. Violate the rules and punishment is swift and harsh. One time it was family laundry duty for two weeks, including folding and putting away.

The instrument isn't the problem.

Sounds about right...
 
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#47  
Our Daughter uses all of these tools with her three daughters. She has complete access to their phones electronically. Knows where the phone is all the time. If Mom calls Daughter answers the phone. No excuses. No freebies. Violate the rules and punishment is swift and harsh. One time it was family laundry duty for two weeks, including folding and putting away.

The instrument isn't the problem.

Don稚 you think this is a bit weird? Your daughter monitors her childrens every movement and knows everywhere they go. Not allowed to think because mom does it for them. In exchange mom does all the housework. Cooks dinner every night and scrub toilets, does everybody痴 laundry. Works her butt off being a servant to the family and then runs around all night taking kids to sports practices and games.

I知 not picking on your daughter specifically. This is the societal norm. Don稚 tell me I知 the only one that thinks this is messed up. I think kids need to be allowed to be kids. They need to be given limits and responsibilities and expected to live up to them. They need to be given opportunities to fail and learn the lessons necessary for success next time and learn that there are consequences also.

This might surprise you but kids are a lot different now than they used to be. They don稚 go out with friends nearly as often. They don稚 drive as early or as often. They don稚 even drink or do drugs nearly as often as our generations did. Cars are safer now. The world is a safer place now. Yet somehow our kids aren稚 allowed to play past the backyard or be outside the range of a cell phone and would rather sit indoors on Snapchat where theyæ±*e safe.
 
   / Kids and Cell Phones #48  
I thought about weighing in on this, but you have stated it far better than I could have.

That's a very generous comment coming from a man that's light years ahead of me technologically. Thanks James. :)
 
   / Kids and Cell Phones #49  
Don稚 you think this is a bit weird? Your daughter monitors her childrens every movement and knows everywhere they go. Not allowed to think because mom does it for them. In exchange mom does all the housework. Cooks dinner every night and scrub toilets, does everybody痴 laundry. Works her butt off being a servant to the family and then runs around all night taking kids to sports practices and games.

I知 not picking on your daughter specifically. This is the societal norm. Don稚 tell me I知 the only one that thinks this is messed up. I think kids need to be allowed to be kids. They need to be given limits and responsibilities and expected to live up to them. They need to be given opportunities to fail and learn the lessons necessary for success next time and learn that there are consequences also.

This might surprise you but kids are a lot different now than they used to be. They don稚 go out with friends nearly as often. They don稚 drive as early or as often. They don稚 even drink or do drugs nearly as often as our generations did. Cars are safer now. The world is a safer place now. Yet somehow our kids aren稚 allowed to play past the backyard or be outside the range of a cell phone and would rather sit indoors on Snapchat where theyæ±*e safe.

No offense taken on anything you are saying. I hope you don't take offense at my ramblings either. This is a good topic and a good discussion.

Our Daughter doesn't track the girls to limit them in any way. It's a tool used to teach them rules. To teach them acceptable behavior. And most important to give a little extra protection from the creeps that exist in our society.

Just as the Cell Phone is being used to track them it is also an invaluable tool for the girls to use for self protection.

If I have a complaint about how technology is affecting our kids it's this. The school these girls go to doesn't teach spelling anymore. Doesn't teach cursive (sp?) writing anymore. The Laptop will take care of the spelling. The writing is all electronic. These things concern me a bit. I'm pretty sure my 10yr old Grand Daughter cannot read the Declaration of Independence.....
 
   / Kids and Cell Phones #50  

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