If you want to teach your child an important value of being satisfied with what he has and not to ape others. Just don't give him a mobile because others have one too. decide if it is necessary and in some cases it does become so, and then buy a basic mobile which receives and gives calls.Advancement and new facilities are GOOD and if we have made progress that makes life easier for us then why not use the available facilities but only if we use them as a facility and not as a means for comparison and showmanship. The decision to buy is an individual parents only the reasons should be 'RIGHT"- don't buy out of pressure(both from peers or the child) don't buy because everyone has one- only buy if there is a need.
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Rashmi Sharma, CEO/MD/Director, AQumen- Empowered Solutions: Human Resources (HR) Consulting
| 01 30 2011 01:43:48 +0000
Now, you create a technolgy and then blame the technology because of its misuse. Then why did you create them at the first place? You cannot bar a child from using cell phones but you can cutomise his cell such that its misuse is limited to the extent of keeping the child safe from others. Limited number of features can be one of the options apart from some innovative options which I leave it to innovators like you to come up with the best possible solution. Dont attack just the main problem, attack the root cause of the problem and devise a solution to come up with another kid-friendly cell phone.
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Saibal Ray, Sr. Process Engineer, KPIT Cummins Infosystems
| 01 29 2011 11:01:07 +0000
YES, that is a must in the present circumstances. Not only that you can keep easy track of your child, but also sometimes it can help in saving lives of both the sides by getting in-time call from either side. If you think about the negative effects of a mobile, DON'T forget, benefits and dangers are attached to everything, as all the worldly things necessarily have both positive and negative aspects. Even poison that takes life of a person also saves life of a person bitten by a poisonous snake.
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PS Dhingra, CEO & Vigilance & Transformation Management Consultant, Dhingra Group of Management & Educational Consultants
| 01 29 2011 06:23:24 +0000
Kids studying the school education i.e. below 10th class is not advisable to carry a mobile. But, when they are into 10+2 and into graduation they can carry a cell phone. Parents can be get in touch with their kids. This gives a lot of relief for the parents at home/office worrying about their whereabouts when there is something wrong outside.
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Srinivas suravajhala, Asst. Manager.
| 01 29 2011 06:07:17 +0000
Should parents allow kids to have cell phone. But it should be monitored and censored, since we people should live in a good and bad circumstances. In one way in schools and colleges, the mobiles should be switched off and kept in a safe in the class room itself and the same may be taken only after school/college hours. The problem with parents only, since they are not taken care of their children by monitoring their activities. The same will be practices from their parents first, and then the children will follow their parents. Mobiles should be allowed in a positive purpose only with the watch and ward of their parents.
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Paul Sureshkumar, Manager, Selvan Marketing
| 01 28 2011 13:18:21 +0000
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Children should grow up as children with all innocence in and around them.Anways in today's fast world that wouldnt last as long as it lasted in yester generations. The innocence does instill in them somewhere in their subconsciousness the idea of goodness and ethics.When they are given tools like computers and mobile phones before they are ready to use it wisely, we are betraying them from living the best part of their life.
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Radha Anand, HR Manager, MB Metallic Bellows Pvt Ltd
| 01 31 2011 15:44:41 +0000
Cellphones should not be given in the hands of children.I agree that it is the best way to be in touch of your child but it's the only positive thing about it.Generally you needn't to be always connected to your child,whenever requirement occurs other means can be used.But giving them cellphones means you are providing them access to a lot of things they should be unaware of.
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piyush sharma, Software Developer, Navyug InfoSolutions Private Limited
| 01 31 2011 13:29:09 +0000
This is parents mistake that they are provding cell phone to child . i dont think so that child need cell in school time ,and also i surprized why school not ban mobiles in school primises realy its stupidity they should ban the mobile in school yes if child living out of station like in hostel then some time for safty parents can provide mobil to connet them easily but if child living wth them 24 hrs eccept school time so its realy stupidity to mobile to them and we all know that how the uses the mobile i stongly agains parrents who provided mobile to tinnager
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pramod dhobale, sampling co ordinator, bombayrayonfashionltd
| 01 31 2011 08:24:51 +0000
No, it should not allow for kids (Age group 6 to 11 years). They no need to cell phone. If we will not allow, but kids will use it by anyhow either in friend group, neighbour, relative etc. Anykind of we will keep constrain or restict to kids, kids will touch otherwise they will cry, try to catch forcefully etc. we cant do anything, time is change....
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Virag Shah, Confidential
| 01 31 2011 06:44:17 +0000
Child with a mobile in hand, a strict no from my side. The present generation children were already addicted to computer games,television and internet.If we give them mobile their studies will be completely get spoiled. After 16 or 18 years we can allow them to have mobiles.
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Sridevi Ranganaathan, Assistant Professor at Madras University
| 01 31 2011 01:51:37 +0000
Kids waste lot of time on there cell phones which hampers there studies and about necessity of it, one can manage without it.
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rajesh w, Software Developer, Testosoft
| 01 29 2011 05:40:57 +0000
This should be a very thought out decision for every parent. Your kid should first and foremost understand the very purpose of him with a communication devise. For example, if both the parents are working and the kid also shares responsibility in their absence, its a must. However, if one of the parent is at home for him/her. He does not need it. He/She should be given one only for an outing of his own. He/She should not possess one completely at his/her disposal. I might not like my kid to discuss his disgust with some unknown outsider while as a parent I just intend to teach him a lesson and be a better person.
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Tanmay Gaur, Freelance Software Developer
| 01 28 2011 12:07:43 +0000
i dont think ther is a strong need or so barring few circumstances wher kids live away from parents or wher he/she has to cover a lot of distance for his schooling or tutions in big cities, that too with limited access to only communication
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mallikarjuna , networking, 3i
| 01 28 2011 10:57:30 +0000
Immature brain can't handle this useful device. We have many examples of the misuse of mobile phone. It is better to be a friend of your kid and monitor him/her closely rather giving them mobile to be in touch with remotely.
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Aditya R. Upadhyay, Site Incharge (GM), Focus Energy Ltd.
| 01 28 2011 09:51:29 +0000
I would say NO. A child whether 6 years old or 16 , goes to school to attend classes and study. What is the purpose of a mobile ? With whom is the child going to communicate ? Who else will communicate with the child ? As far as parents are concerned , every school has a number through which children can be contacted. When the mobile is not being used for communication , it will be misused for games and exchanging messages. One hears stories of vulgar and even pornographic messages / pictures being exchanged over mobiles. Since most mobiles nowadays have cameras , even this feature can be misused / abused.
I think the negative points far outweigh the positives.
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K. NARAYAN, None, None
| 01 28 2011 06:57:57 +0000
Kids? With Cell Phone? I dont think its a good Idea. Although, it has some + points but the negative aspects are much more higher than that of positive things. As we all know the side effects from the radiations and all, such devices will harm kids. After Graduation using cell phone will be effective and one can manage without it. As we use to survive in the resent past.
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Anand Sharma, Monitoring the research funded by DIT, Department of Information Technology
| 01 28 2011 06:50:03 +0000
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