Napier, Stephany. 2010, November 11th. How Young Is Too Young. The Daily Runner. Retrieved 2011, April 7th. From http://dailyrunneronline.com/?p=434
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When is the right time for a child to get a cellphone, why and why not is what the article is talking about. There are certain circumstances for when a child (6yrs) needs a cellphone. For example, a woman in the article bought her son a cellphone to keep in contact with him when she needs to go to class early and he's with his great aunt. She bought it for him to tell him when to walk to the school bus and how to keep in contact with her. I like how she bought him a phone that doesn't have internet access, texting, or anything fancy like the newer cellphones. It later goes on to talk about cellphones among older kids (13yrs). Kids at that age (13), should have a cellphone in my opinion, but in the article it says that it is a lot more distracting for kids that age to have a cellphone in school because it causes a t distraction away from school work. Furthermore in the article, Dr. Andie, author of the Best Investment: Unlocking the secrets of Social Success for Your Child, "believes technology has changed social interaction for children. She said on her website, “I recently read that the typical teenager sends or receives more than 1,700 text messages a month while making or receiving just 230 calls..." That's really true, especially as a kid grows up and becomes more like our age. It gets worse and worse, from something so innocent at the beggining it will continue to get worse. 
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