teenage kid phone konnivadam..correctea naa..?

[dasari4kntr]

1 minute ago, jaathiratnalu2 said:

No bro 

the don’t have control over it .Maname control lo vundamu

artham kaaledhu bro…

[enigmatic]

you have to go with the flow. phone andariki vuntademo ikkada after certain age. slightly older or starter smart phone 

 

[chingchang]

1 hour ago, dasari4kntr said:

just thinking…

teenage kid started going out side without parents…so one perspective is security and communication…

other perspective is…this is teenage so is it too early to introduce mobile in their life…?

 

any thoughts..?

What does your kid want ... I have seen some kids who are 14+ but dont need phone yet and ok with watch with cellular plan. You can restrict lot of content using Apple family setup if you already have iphone and planning to buy iphone for your kid. 

I personally got an apple watch for my kid with cellular plan. He is 10. He doesn't need a phone but he plays outside a lot and he goes to his friends home on his own so its easier for me and wife to track location and communicate with him

[dasari4kntr]

1 minute ago, chingchang said:

What does your kid want ... I have seen some kids who are 14+ but dont need phone yet and ok with watch with cellular plan. You can restrict lot of content using Apple family setup if you already have iphone and planning to buy iphone for your kid. 

I personally got an apple watch for my kid with cellular plan. He is 10. He doesn't need a phone but he plays outside a lot and he goes to his friends home on his own so its easier for me and wife to track location and communicate with him

ok …my kid is not interested in phone (he has his laptop and playstation..etc)  but some times he walk from school alone …its 1.2 mile…(few times if we cant make it for pickup because of work)..physically its not a problem for him..but we worry about his whereabouts…thats why we are thinking about these options…

 

[fasak_vachadu]

1 hour ago, dasari4kntr said:

just thinking…

teenage kid started going out side without parents…so one perspective is security and communication…

other perspective is…this is teenage so is it too early to introduce mobile in their life…?

 

any thoughts..?

Boy or girl? 

[Konebhar6]

17 hours ago, dasari4kntr said:

just thinking…

teenage kid started going out side without parents…so one perspective is security and communication…

other perspective is…this is teenage so is it too early to introduce mobile in their life…?

 

any thoughts..?

Haha .. Alane (security & Comm) ani start avuddi. You will repent the decision but you have no option but to give due to peer pressure. Age 14 ante bane manage chesav inta daka.

Like I said YOU HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO GIVE 

[psycopk]

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[chingchang]

12 hours ago, dasari4kntr said:

ok …my kid is not interested in phone (he has his laptop and playstation..etc)  but some times he walk from school alone …its 1.2 mile…(few times if we cant make it for pickup because of work)..physically its not a problem for him..but we worry about his whereabouts…thats why we are thinking about these options…

 

then watch with cellular option is perfect for him .. Watch SE 2 is a cheap option and you can always call/text him like a regular phone 

[chingchang]

i heard this from few friends with teenage kids .. once you give them phone, they are always on their own world .. im not generalizing it but most of them told me the same 

[Vaaaampire]

We have to coup up with generations. Thats the bottom line.

nenu eng second year lo bike adigithey maa nanna nee age lo memu cycle meedha thirigeyvallam ani lectures ichevadu. Appudu manam urukomu gaa.

 

if ur kids asks for it, just give it & clearly communite the terms and u trust them. That approach is lot better than you saying no and they over reacting

[veerigadu]

You think you have a choice? I dont think so. 

At the end of the day, he needs to be in sync with his contemporaries. Just buy it. 

[nag]

13 hours ago, dasari4kntr said:

kid mode..?

Kids will figure out a way to spend more time (tiktok, insta and other ) on the smartphone.  Very unfortunate situation and unavoidable. They need to spend more time with friends (in-person) and assignments/projects for their high school.

 

[baabaa]

Apple Watch SE with Cellular.

Its more than enough to call/txt them and also see in Find My where they are. This is for 11 year old.

I think when kid hits 14 years then parental controls are gone in Apple I think.