I will admit, my kids were not really ready for cell phones when they got them. I got my daughter and niece each a Firefly when they turned 7; it was a kids phone that has a big "MOM' and "DAD" call button and could only be called by up to 20 numbers that we programmed... and they promptly lost either the phone or the charger or both. I had bought a prepaid year's worth of service that went to waste.
My high schooler didn't care about a phone til he got a friend... who is a girl (we aren't allowed to call her a girl friend. She's just a girl who's a friend.) Now it makes for good leverage to make sure his homework gets done.
Currently the 3 kids are sharing 2 phones and it's working out OK.
Do your kids have cell phones? What are their restrictions?
