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<blockquote data-quote="dirobb" data-source="post: 144960" data-attributes="member: 2858"><p>weve had to take away the phone on more than one occassion. It stays with us during the day. she was texting at school. When we first got it they phone service didnt have the plan they have now. ATT have 'smart limits' for a fee lets you go online to manage limits on time and texting and whom they can call and receive calls from. I will be adding this soon. Exactly what I wanted to begin with. We have the pone blocked. but if some one knows her number they can text her, she cant text back but not the point.</p><p>I am not in agreement with a pay as you go, for ours at least. she was used to begging people to buy her extra minutes when she lived with biomom. And as for a teenager purchasing their own phone. For us I think it would open a whole can of worms. Entitlement..my phone i can use it whenever, however. Personally not a battle I want to fight. If you can enforce your rules without the battle then that could be a good solution. </p><p>I just think we as parents are damned no matter what we do. But you know your difficult child best. out of your suggestions what would instill the responsibility of handling the consequenses best. He did take the phone when it was off limits (even if he was checking on his friend). Trust is a big issue in our home. Lots of setbacks. But I think it is more than just a phone issue. it is directly disobeying. He had lost the phone for misusing it to begin with. </p><p>but I thing that is a big difficult child issue anyhow. Why should I be punished I dont think I did anything wrong. None of that applies to them. So they do what they feel like because?????</p><p>Man, am I a ray of sunshine. Sorry for the rambling. These pesky battles just drive me crazy. Hopefully you can find a solution that works for you. We keep trying.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dirobb, post: 144960, member: 2858"] weve had to take away the phone on more than one occassion. It stays with us during the day. she was texting at school. When we first got it they phone service didnt have the plan they have now. ATT have 'smart limits' for a fee lets you go online to manage limits on time and texting and whom they can call and receive calls from. I will be adding this soon. Exactly what I wanted to begin with. We have the pone blocked. but if some one knows her number they can text her, she cant text back but not the point. I am not in agreement with a pay as you go, for ours at least. she was used to begging people to buy her extra minutes when she lived with biomom. And as for a teenager purchasing their own phone. For us I think it would open a whole can of worms. Entitlement..my phone i can use it whenever, however. Personally not a battle I want to fight. If you can enforce your rules without the battle then that could be a good solution. I just think we as parents are damned no matter what we do. But you know your difficult child best. out of your suggestions what would instill the responsibility of handling the consequenses best. He did take the phone when it was off limits (even if he was checking on his friend). Trust is a big issue in our home. Lots of setbacks. But I think it is more than just a phone issue. it is directly disobeying. He had lost the phone for misusing it to begin with. but I thing that is a big difficult child issue anyhow. Why should I be punished I dont think I did anything wrong. None of that applies to them. So they do what they feel like because????? Man, am I a ray of sunshine. Sorry for the rambling. These pesky battles just drive me crazy. Hopefully you can find a solution that works for you. We keep trying. [/QUOTE]
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