Remind Me Why We Gave The Child A Cell Phone: The Lighter Side of Cells For Kids

If you're hesitating getting your child their own cell phone then here are nine reasons you might want to consider. Your little darling can use their cell phone to improve:

1. Time Management
They can find out what’s for dinner to decide whether it’s your house or a friend’s house for meals.

They can make dinner requests from the backseat of the car when traveling. God forbid they bypassed a Mickey D.

2. Negotiating Skills
They will call 10 mins. before their curfew to renegotiate the time.

3. Creative Thinking
He can periodically check-in to let you know he's safe and not doing anything forbidden. Your child can let you know they’re at Jamie’s house watching movies when they’re really at Keith’s house playing on the internet unsupervised.

4. Health
He can help mom keep in shape by calling her from the upstairs bathroom to request toilet paper delivery.

He will update the family album with the most embarrassing pics possible. They say laughter is the best medicine.

5. Hand and Eye Coordination
He'll see how fast he can type in a telephone number or text a friend.

6. Grades
They'll text each other test answers at school requiring less time spent studying: until your little angels are caught.

7. Communication
He'll easily locate mom in department stores: replacing the embarrassing intercom request over the store PA system.

You can ensure your child buys the milk and bread at the store: not the pop and chocolate bar they thought you said to get.

8. Organization
He can locate the cordless home phone he left outside on the porch. Apparently the homing buzzer isn't loud enough.

He can locate lost articles of clothing: hey mom, where’s my socks?

And finally, one of my most important reasons for giving the child a cell phone: three-way conversations with mom and dad to say goodnight, I love you.