I think a phone is a valuable asset to a kid that plays out, etc... It means they can always get in contact with you if needed.
Stupid Money-Senseless Parents
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I think a phone is a valuable asset to a kid that plays out, etc... It means they can always get in contact with you if needed.
My brother informed me yesterday that my sister will be giving her two sons (Aged 9 and 6{Yes SIX}) iPhones for Christmas....
I COMPLETELY agree with you op.
My sister doesn't work, but her husband is quite a high profile accountant for an Oil Company, so they can probably afford it quite easily, but to me the money is not the point, the fact the children will have NO regard for money when they grow up is my point, they will be two spoilt little brats.
Every Christmas that I have spent with my sister they absolutely SMOTHER the little ****'s in presents, and inevitably even then they will throw tantrums and get even more in January.
I try and tell my sister this, but then she makes me out to be the bad guy and I get all the grief from my family for making her upset, I have given up giving a damn tbh.
I COMPLETELY agree with you op.
My sister doesn't work, but her husband is quite a high profile accountant for an Oil Company, so they can probably afford it quite easily, but to me the money is not the point, the fact the children will have NO regard for money when they grow up is my point, they will be two spoilt little brats.
Every Christmas that I have spent with my sister they absolutely SMOTHER the little ****'s in presents, and inevitably even then they will throw tantrums and get even more in January.
I try and tell my sister this, but then she makes me out to be the bad guy and I get all the grief from my family for making her upset, I have given up giving a damn tbh.
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Do 8 year old's play outside on their own these days?
I used to play out on the street or on the estate at that age but I was always shouting distance away.
Having a child with an iPhone is surely an easy target for thieves too? Do parents realise they're probably placing their kids in (even more) danger if they're seen using one.
I know it's not quite taking candy from a baby but it's not far away.
I know it's not quite taking candy from a baby but it's not far away.
Come again? Where did you get £800 from? Do they really cost this much!? I'd never buy Apple so wouldn't really know but that seems outrageous.
Exactly thats why my kids will never have anything of value for xmas no mp3 players , cameras or game consoles. They will be given a stick and a empty box to play in.
£25 to £35 a month contract for 24 or 18 months + insurance.
Or £500-£600 to buy outright from Apple store.
I'm not sure if you're trying to be funny or not but when was the last time your child left the house with anything of significant value in their pocket?
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I had a DS, PSP, iPod etc. when I was in school... I had a summer job, it's not that incomprehensible.
Well most do need a kick in the head
As for the phone, if it's insured and they can afford it why not? My nephew is 8 and has a phone, granted it's not an iPhone but still.
No 8 year old needs a phone let alone an iPhone.
I got everything i asked for as a kid, but then i never asked for anything ridiculous.
When I was about 8 we went to toys r us just before xmas to have a look around and Tomy had just released their AFX World Series slot car set allowing you to build all the tracks in the F1 season. I knew though that my mum and dad had been a bit hard up (no idea how) and so I am quoted as saying "I'd like that one but I know you don't have much money so that one would be great too". The other one I was point to was a figure 8 and like 1/4 the cost of the one I really wanted.
Needless to say I still got the one I wanted lol.
I'd like to think that my kids would be grounded enough not to want all the tat that kids feel they need to have now, but knowing how it felt at school being the only kid not wearing Adidas Predators for football I get why some parents do relent. My dad quite rightly said that at 12 years old there was no point spending so much money on boots that would last 6 months.
On the phone front, my Aunt in law gets her kids £25 a month contracts (14 & 17) but makes them choose a free phone. She also suggests that they go for the "free" gift they prefer and get whatever phone it comes with. last time the boy got a PS3 and this time a netbook. It certainly takes the sting out of being the only kid at school with a crap phone! She knows that she's paying for the items over the contract but at least they stay at home and don't get nicked unlike an expensive phone.
Nokia should bring the 3300 back and it should be the only phone allowed in schools. Solve all the problems that way.
I got everything i asked for as a kid, but then i never asked for anything ridiculous.
When I was about 8 we went to toys r us just before xmas to have a look around and Tomy had just released their AFX World Series slot car set allowing you to build all the tracks in the F1 season. I knew though that my mum and dad had been a bit hard up (no idea how) and so I am quoted as saying "I'd like that one but I know you don't have much money so that one would be great too". The other one I was point to was a figure 8 and like 1/4 the cost of the one I really wanted.
Needless to say I still got the one I wanted lol.
I'd like to think that my kids would be grounded enough not to want all the tat that kids feel they need to have now, but knowing how it felt at school being the only kid not wearing Adidas Predators for football I get why some parents do relent. My dad quite rightly said that at 12 years old there was no point spending so much money on boots that would last 6 months.
On the phone front, my Aunt in law gets her kids £25 a month contracts (14 & 17) but makes them choose a free phone. She also suggests that they go for the "free" gift they prefer and get whatever phone it comes with. last time the boy got a PS3 and this time a netbook. It certainly takes the sting out of being the only kid at school with a crap phone! She knows that she's paying for the items over the contract but at least they stay at home and don't get nicked unlike an expensive phone.
Nokia should bring the 3300 back and it should be the only phone allowed in schools. Solve all the problems that way.
OMG that was my favourite toy as a child, the best ones were the slightly burnt ones!
I had them aswell, well I didn't get an iPod but I had other mp3 players.
I had a paper round, and knew how to save.
I remember being appalled at some of the other kids regard for money, in year 8 or so some kid was boasting he just got bought a £100 outfit, no special occasion and I thought to myself what fools, it won't fit next year.
Do 8 year old's play outside on their own these days?
I used to play out on the street or on the estate at that age but I was always shouting distance away.
Don't be silly. What right minded parent would let their little treasure loose in the streets with all those paedos lurking behind every bush.
You missed my point. Why does a year 9 child need that sort of technology? Tbh i'm shocked he even needs a mobile phone, let alone a top of the range one.
And the following point was, why did he need these in school? There's high levels of theft in secondary schools, the chances they would become lost or damaged were relatively high, especially considering how much he was showing them off.
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No one under the age of 13 needs a phone. Certainly not a smartphone, and even if they did.. why take it to school?
Some people don't know the meaning of money.
Some people don't know the meaning of money.
All well and good but you weren't junior school and none of them at that age need to use a mobile phone.
No, but I was in Year 9 like the example I was comparing myself to
I don't see a problem with a kid in school having a phone, an iPhone or similar is overkill but surely having a way to contact parents isn't a bad thing?