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The smartphone contract every girl should sign

 

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One lucky 13-year-old boy got an iPhone for Christmas. But it certainly was not without limitations. Wrapped up with the phone, was a contract written out by his mom (pretty much the savviest mom ever, we gotta say) with the rules he had to follow in order to keep using the phone.
 
Originally, we were gonna pick out our favorite rules and include them below. But ya know what? This contract is jam-packed with things we think ever tween and teen smartphone user should abide by, so here are our top-three picks. We urge you to click through to see the full contract, available at HuffingtonPost.com, and hey, why not print out a copy, sign your name at the bottom and hand it to your 'rents? That's a pretty awesome New Year's resolution in our book.
 

9. Do not text, email, or say anything to someone that you would not say out loud with their parents in the room. Censor yourself.


11. Turn it off, silence it, put it away in public. Especially in a restaurant, at the movies, or while speaking with another human being. You are not a rude person; do not allow the iPhone to change that.
 

14. Leave your phone home sometimes and feel safe and secure in that decision. It is not alive or an extension of you. Learn to live without it. Be bigger and more powerful than FOMO (fear of missing out).

 
Read the whole thing right here and tell us which cell phone rule you always follow, no matter what.

BY BRITTANY TAYLOR ON 1/3/2013 12:00:00 AM

POSTED IN In the News, bullying, gadgets, , texting

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7:30 pm? Know the password? Take away phone?

I would be happy for the phone... but not the contract :-/

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by neonroxursox on 1/9/2013 10:22:14 PM

 
 

gh, i feel sssooooo bad for this kid, i'd hate it if these rules applied to my iPod!!!!! i give it back to my mom and say here mom, these rules are to strict, you can have the phone Smile

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by Prim on 1/9/2013 7:53:19 PM

 
 

I have really dark ircles under my eyes bc when I was born the skin under my eyes was really thin. will the daily prize for today help with that?

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by ArianaKatFan on 1/9/2013 6:41:18 PM

 
 



go to my new blog  for tips, laughs, smiles, and fun! Smile <3

 

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by kpianoplayer on 1/8/2013 3:31:49 PM

 
 

Um no...most of these my parents would never suggest and I would never agree to. Especially this one: It does not go to school with you. Have a conversation with the people you text in person. It's a life skill. *Half days, field trips and after school activities will require special consideration. The whole reason of a phone is to be able to contact people and if I didn't bring my phone to school, I couldn't text and ask to stay late because of a teacher talk or something. And knowing your child's phone password? Teens need privacy. AND taking his phone away at 7:30?? What if he needs to text people about homework and projects? She gave him the phone, but is basically telling him everything that he has to do and not do with it. It's almost like giving someone a plate of cookies but then saying they can't eat it.

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