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Debate 001 : Every child should have a mobile phone ?

Every child should have a mobile phone ?


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I'm in favour of taking away mobile phones (smartphones to be precise) from adults and you are asking about kids?
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I am not sure about the smartphones but there should be basic net facility for everyone in this world. This way one can be connected and can have latest access to every information they should know. It will result in a very strong internet community and the people to people connection will increase much more then it is today.
Furthermore it should be under the name 'Right to Connect'.:azn:
 
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I am planning on starting Debate threads that deals with Social , Political and Economic Phenomena .
Hope more and more people attend to it .

Now to the Debate .

Our world is moving fast . We find ourselves staring and standing at the doorsteps of the new age :
The " AGE OF TECHNOLOGY "

In coming years , when technology will play the most important part of our lives . How will our society look ?
The most important of which will be access to Internet .
Future Humans might find it difficult to think of life without internet .
And the most used and affordable platform for which will be Mobile Phones .

Now , What will be its impact on the younger generations ?

Debate Rules :

Three sets of Views

01 Those in favor
02 Those against
03 Neutral

You can Challenge other people point of view with counter opinions .

Depending on what type of mobile phone you are talking about
There are special phones with extremely limited capabilities made for children that would actually increase the safety of children

In Sri Lanka there is the "Suraksha"

Dialog launches Suraksha for Child Stays Safe | Daily News

NOV
11
2015

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Dialog has designed and developed Suraksha, an easy-to-use mobile safety device, especially for kids and their loving parents.

With Suraksha, incoming and outgoing calls on the device are restricted to four individual contacts specified by the parents or the child’s guardians, whilst it is also armed with a one-touch SOS dial button that can be used at a time of emergency.

Suraksha has no SMS facility, GPRS or internet connectivity, and it also serves as a tracking device allowing parents to view the location of their children via a simple SMS, to ensure they are safe.

Parents can control all activity over the Suraksha device from anywhere easily via the Dialog Self Care App, including number assignment, restriction and location tracking. Parents can also receive automatic notifications when the battery is low on power, and even when it reaches low credit. The Dialog Self Care App is available on Google Play for Android and the Apple App Store for iPhones.

Parents have complete control over their child’s communications via the Suraksha device, and it serves as a valuable and easy-to-use safe calling device. In addition the Suraksha device cannot be turned off by the child, which too can only be done by the parent.

Suraksha was developed by Sri Lanka’s premier telecommunications service provider, Dialog Axiata PLC, to help build a safety net for parents and children all over the country, given the rising number of incidents of violence against children. The device is affordable and easy to use, and is available at Dialog Customer Care Centers island wide.

“it is our duty to ensure the safety of our future generations. Dialog took on the responsibility of developing a safety device, which provides parents, guardians and children all across Sri Lanka the flexibility and reach to stay connected to their loved ones no matter where they are. Suraksha is merely a step in what must be a concerted and national effort to combat child abuse in Sri Lanka, and Dialog will lend its fullest support towards this cause,” says Amali Nanayakkara, Group Chief Marketing Officer of Dialog Axiata PLC. Dialog Suraksha devices are available island wide at just Rs. 4990, and can also be obtained under Dialog’s Lesi Pay scheme in installments. Parents have complete control over the device, and the predefined settings can only be changed by the parent or guardian via SMS, USSD #543#, IVR or the Dialog Selfcare Application.

Dialog Axiata PLC, a subsidiary of Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata), operates Sri Lanka’s largest and fastest growing mobile telecommunications network.





More advanced phones can be given later when a child grows up probably by 16-17 they could use smartphones after being properly educated on them.
I think the dangers of mobile phones and social media and how to avoid them should be taught by both parents and school
 
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I started to play computer when I was 4,but not until 9 was I given a Nokia 5300.
However they did harm to me when I was young,I read novels through them and sometimes even when I was having classes.When I got older,till now,I still couldn't control myself.:(
But I thought that every child should have a mobile phone.
They can use mobile phone for contacting when they travel alone or go shopping alone.
Mobile phones can also bring pleasure to them.
 
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I started to play computer when I was 4,but not until 9 was I given a Nokia 5300.
However they did harm to me when I was young,I read novels through them and sometimes even when I was having classes.When I got older,till now,I still couldn't control myself.:(
But I thought that every child should have a mobile phone.
They can use mobile phone for contacting when they travel alone or go shopping alone.
Mobile phones can also bring pleasure to them.

My young daughter is going on a class field trip in a week. I was thinking of loaning her one of our phones. Seems not unreasonable to me. Might as well just buy her one.
 
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My young daughter is going on a class field trip in a week. I was thinking of loaning her one of our phones. Seems not unreasonable to me. Might as well just buy her one.
Well..It's hard to imagine that American parents don't buy their children mobile phones.
I thought(previously) that American children should be playing happily without limit everyday,unlike Chinese children:(
My old phones died quickly(two Samsung phones were broken by me),and my parents didn't buy me new phones in recent years,after university entrance exam in June,things will change.
Class field trip..the recent one is a nightmare to me,I prefer indoor exercise,such as school-organized visit to museum.
 
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Well..It's hard to imagine that American parents don't buy their children mobile phones.
I thought(previously) that American children should be playing happily without limit everyday,unlike Chinese children:(
My old phones died quickly(two Samsung phones were broken by me),and my parents didn't buy me new phones in recent years,after university entrance exam in June,things will change.
Class field trip..the recent one is a nightmare to me,I prefer indoor exercise,such as school-organized visit to museum.

My only worry is that if she gets a phone she will become more adventurous. Instead of being hesitant to run off by herself for fear of getting lost she will know her phone can bail her out.
 
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My only worry is that if she gets a phone she will become more adventurous. Instead of being hesitant to run off by herself for fear of getting lost she will know her phone can bail her out.
America in magazines is a lie...
 
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America in magazines is a lie...

Why do you say that? What parent in any country would want to see some 7 year old kid grab their backpack, jump onto their bike, and pedal off into the sunset?

Me calling my daughter:

Her: hi dad!
Me: hey where are you??
Her: in the woods on my bike
Me: <groan> I suppose you have no clue where you are
Her: I got the GPS lady on the phone to tell me where to go
Me: <groan> You mind heading back?
Her: I'm having fun!
Me: Remind me to take away your phone after the search team finds you.

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well consider this, i got my first mobile in 97 when i had finished my engineering , it cost me 50k for a Ericsson mobile , i have given my daughter a mobile and she has just turned 9 :)
 
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Why do you say that? What parent in any country would want to see some 7 year old kid grab their backpack, jump onto their bike, and pedal off into the sunset?

Me calling my daughter:

Her: hi dad!
Me: hey where are you??
Her: in the woods on my bike
Me: <groan> I suppose you have no clue where you are
Her: I got the GPS lady on the phone to tell me where to go
Me: <groan> You mind heading back?
Her: I'm having fun!
Me: Remind me to take away your phone after the search team finds you.

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:o:Magazines say that American children have full freedom to go everywhere and play as they like,unlike Chinese parents care their children too much.
So,it's for sure a total lie.
Now only one xiaomi survive,I am so sad.In the following 4 months,mom won't buy me any phone.
 
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:o:Magazines say that American children have full freedom to go everywhere and play as they like,unlike Chinese parents care their children too much.
So,it's for sure a total lie.
Now only one xiaomi survive,I am so sad.In the following 4 months,mom won't buy me any phone.

Not sure which Chinese magazines you are reading so I can't comment on their lying. Not sure what they define as "full freedom" either. Certainly being able to "go everywhere" depends upon age. A 7 year old can't get on a plane/train by themselves (but you can if you are over 12). A taxi driver would probably not take somebody under 12 either unless their parents put them in. Don't think there is a restriction on local buses/subways since it is free for under 12.

As for outside the 50 states..
Once you get a drivers license at age 15.5 things open up.
You *may* be able to drive over the border into Canada or Mexico (pre-9/11 you could easily..now there may be requirements). You certainly can book a flight to Guam/American Samoa/Puerto Rico/Marianas/Virgin Islands. You can also book a ride on many Carribean cruises.
 
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well consider this, i got my first mobile in 97 when i had finished my engineering , it cost me 50k for a Ericsson mobile , i have given my daughter a mobile and she has just turned 9 :)

So I go to a friend of my daughter's 8th birthday today and guess what his parents give him...yep..an iPhone. So I guess we all know what the rest of the kids are going to ask for their birthdays.
 
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I am planning on starting Debate threads that deals with Social , Political and Economic Phenomena .
Hope more and more people attend to it .

Now to the Debate .

Our world is moving fast . We find ourselves staring and standing at the doorsteps of the new age :
The " AGE OF TECHNOLOGY "

In coming years , when technology will play the most important part of our lives . How will our society look ?
The most important of which will be access to Internet .
Future Humans might find it difficult to think of life without internet .
And the most used and affordable platform for which will be Mobile Phones .

Now , What will be its impact on the younger generations ?

Debate Rules :

Three sets of Views

01 Those in favor
02 Those against
03 Neutral

You can Challenge other people point of view with counter opinions .
I'm standing neutral on this matter. I got my first phone when I was 10-11. It distracted me from my studies. Leading to drop in my grades.
However my elder brother got a phone at the same age, he wasn't distracted from his studies.
So I guess it goes to the child. I fell for the distractions. So mainly I was at fault.
 
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@Kashmiri Pandit.
Tag some members who are parents, keen to see their point of view.
Do they buy their children phones for safety reasons. Or just to keep them happy.
 
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