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we are thinking of getting a pay as you go phone for my 9 1/2 year old as we have no home phone and he can keep up with friends better this way.  Of course, we will only allow the number to go to certain people and allow him to call certain people.  My friend told me that it is inevitable that someone will send bad text's etc and that I shouldnt open that can of worms.  Any thoughts on the phone issue?If you are concerned about texting, you can always block it.   With Verizon,  I am also able to limited the hours my daughter is allowed to text and block numbers.
since I posted this, I spoke with at and t who we have phones with.  He gets a free phone with insurance for 15.00 a month.  I can control the hours of operation, block texting and web browsing but the thing that got me was that my friend told me ( she has an adhd kid) that it is a new world of bullying out there and that if his number gets out he could be a target on his cell phone.  At and t told me that I can also block numbers so if someone starts up on the phone, I can stop them immediately and report the abuse to AT and T.  Thats kids phone can be stopped due to abuse if it is proven.  It made me more confortable.

Out two have phones, for over 2 years now. I have had no problems as we added unlimited texting to our plan.

I just started to encounter problems with my 12 yr old son staying up late on his phone either talking or texting this past weekend. It has been no school nights, but I am keeping an eye on this before it becomes an issue. And of course we are asleep and unaware of this.

We dealt with no friends for so long, now he has them and I don't want to stifle it, BUT I also don't want him getting out of control. I may have to take the phone from him when I go to bed, but prefer resolving it since he is the type to "work with me". This has been our only problem so far.

We just got our 11 yr. old DD a cell phone about two monthes ago-- she was the last person on the planet to get one- according to her.
We got a plan with unlimmited texting and had problems from the start. When unmeddicated her impulsitivity gets her into trouble by responding to the usual 11 yr. social crap that goes on. We took it away a couple times to get her to clean up her act ( just don't respond to negative comments etc.)  and if you don't have something nice to say(text) then don't say anything.
On the up side though she can call us for a ride home or to let us know she is taking the late bus or ask to go to a friends house after school. It also has opened up some very positive communications with some friend she would never call on the phone. They have their pro's and cons like anythingelse.