Above All, Parents Buy Cell Phones for Safety
A new Reuters report said that most parents who are thinking of buying cell phones for their children this Christmas are doing so for safety reasons, according to a new survey.
An online poll of 339 parents found that 78 percent were considering getting a cell phone for their children so they could be in contact with them in case of an emergency, the report said. Meanwhile, another 13 percent said they wanted their children to be able to keep in touch with friends and family, and six percent admitted it was because their children “repeatedly asked for one.”
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