How to Convince Your Parents to Let You Have a Cell Phone
Your parents may feel that you aren't ready for a cell phone or they may not want the added expense. However, if you mention the safety and convenience that cell phones offer, you might be able to change their minds. Follow these steps to convince your parents to let you have a cell phone.
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Research the cost of a cell phone. If your parents don't already have a cell phone plan, then it may be rather expensive to get one just for you. However, it won't be too expensive if they only need to add you to a family plan. You also need to understand what the financial consequences are for using too many minutes, text messages or other services.
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Ask your parents to consider the benefits of cell phones in emergencies. Remind them that if you ever are stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire on your car, you can call for help.
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Remind your parents that they can reach you at any time they need to and they'll never have to wonder where you are. If needed, you can agree to a set of consequences in the event that you don't answer the phone when your parents call.
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Promise your parents that you won't use a cell phone in unsafe ways. For example, assure them that you know that talking or texting on your cell phone while driving could easily cause an accident.
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Tips & Warnings
Offer to do extra chores around the house to earn the privilege to use a cell phone.
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hey I see that some of you are mad at the moment trust me I donot have a cell but I have some tricks up my slaeve that will work for you guys look its hard to stay clam wen you have brothers and sisters trust me I know I am the smallest of them all :( I get pickt on but I look at the bright side of life :) so I made a deal with my mom to let me share one with my brother but its not to easey sooo I tryd talking my brother into getting his own '. i phone 4 lolz hes probley getting on now and then I talkt to my mom and dad and thay seid that I would get the phone so I am pretty happy but I bet most of you will never EVER share a phone with there mean anoying brother so heres some ideas of my own ---- step 1.. ask your dad or mom witch ever one buges more then the other (witch is my dad) if you could have a cell phone a cheep one not one like an I phone 4 and of corse they say NO... but then calmly say ok in a nice voice and walk away if they say wait walk back but other wise just walk away with a smaile once you go to your room start to study for school if the knock then you say come in ( it helps if you but on a nice voice and a smile ) and wen the come on they see you working or doing some thing ( if you have no home work then just draw some thing nice or read ) :) then you should say some thing like sorry I was just working on my...home work..or.....drawing...or.....i was just reading........ (but put on a really happy kida haha voice for them nothing to fake thou :P ) later after like 2 days ask them again thell say no probley.... then once again do the same thing :) but maybe the londery or washing dishes and then get your grades up and stuff and no swearing for the time being... hope this helps. btw if your mom and dad both say no then remeber half of the time they take it away and say no more texting or no more calling your friends for 1 week if you do one thing wrong trust me it happens wayyyy! to much with me :)
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I have a plan I'm going to clean clean clean, act mature, and save 15 more dollars and then ask them.
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chikennlittle12
Oct 17, 2010
i had a cell phone but got it taken away its been three months sense ive had it i really miss i also recently got my facebook taken away because of a situation that i should not have gotten in trouble for it sucks to be me and to be a kid =( -
cheeseisgood
Sep 13, 2010
my parents wont let me get a cell phone unless if i changed my additude and ive tryed so hard and they still wont get me its sooo not fair they give everything to my big brother just because he has 80hd!! >:(
