When is the right age to give your child a cell phone?

This was the topic of the recent poll at the Momstyle Network (the home chat group/network for this blog).

Here’s how folks voted:
44% When it seems like it would be good for the family.
32% As soon as you think they are mature enough.
20% When they can get a job and pay for it.
2% When they ask for it.
2% As soon as they can dial.

A 21 year old responded to this poll: “I got mine when I got my driver’s license and it was only for emergency purposes. When I was 18 I started using it for personal calls (when I went away to school), but texting was never included in my plan so my parents made me pay for whatever texts I sent or received. If I ever went over my minutes I had to pay for that too. I think that was all fair and I would encourage others to follow the same system.”

Feel free to leave your comments and opinions on this topic or even ask questions.

You can still weigh in and see the most current results.  Click here…