What Text Plan do you have for your Kids?

Unlimited what? Unlimited parental resources maybe. I'm a parent but not an advice giver but I think you should take the SIM card out and curb his habit.

He, he, he! I always wanted a pink pricess phone. Never got it though. Guess what? I'm still alive. Even though kids say that others have this or that doesn't always mean it's true. Even if there are some "rich kids" around doesn't mean that you need to shell out all the time for everything that catches a kids attention. Although I think it's absurd for a kid that young to have a cell phone doesn't mean that I don't get it. I do. Having a cell is cool and pretty much essential. Having him on a cheaper $10 plan will also teach him that texting costs money and that he needs to not "spend" on useless texts. He'll learn something that way. If you cave in and go for the $20 a month unlimited he won't get the message. He's 14 he can get a paper route. Heck if he gave you $10 bucks a month from that alone I'd be inclined to say give him the $20 plan. It's just my opinion that he needs to realise that $20 is not something that just comes out of the air. After all mommy needs to post a heck of a lot of texts on mylot to make that!

Well, that sounds outrageous! My boy is only five and autistic so I really don't have much of an opinion but I did not have a cell phone until after I graduated from three years of college....I'm thirty! My sister-in-law is 17 and she does not have one either because her Mom cannot afford it....You have to say no at some point! I personally think fourteen is too young for a cell. ~Heavens~

wow! at 14? For me, it will be better to set a limit since if we will always say YES, it might be hard to discipline anymore once he will be older.Just my opinion! But, if you will talk to him like , granting that request but it will be the last amount that you will grant for him!

I work for a major cell phone company. I hear this daily, lol! Who is your cell phone carrier? The one I work for offers a block for ALL messaging. You may want to remind him that if he doesn't stay under his limit, it can go away entirely. Good luck!