Cell Phones Aimed at Four-Year-Olds Hit The Streets

I think this quote is appropriate:

Wash: (as Stegosaurus) Yes...yes. This is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it...this land.
(as Allosaur) I think we should call it...your grave!
(as Stegosaurus) Ah! Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
(as Allosaur) Ha ha ha! Mine is an evil laugh! Now DIE!
(as Stegosaurus) Oh no, God, oh dear God in heaven...

How is this new? Firefly phones have been around for years with similar limited calling capability. Eight year olds can have emergencies too.

Yes that is ture their is a lot less time spent with family no ones talks anymore
everyone is in their on little world because of this texting.

Hey Caleb, it's s-i-g-h-t, NOT s-i-t-e. You get paid for writing, so please use a dictionary.

Thanks boli49, fixed. Chad (Switched)

I think chad's tween word was meant as a joke, much like his article. Why would anybody give a 4 year old a phone? What are they suppose to do with it besides talk about dora the explorer. Unless you're in walmart and just want your kid to have a phone to make it easy for customer service to let you know they have him, I see this whole thing as just another dumb way for greedy corporations to make a buck.

Yes! It`s time to teach kids you`re never too young to be self - absorbed.

Firefly has been around I got my son one when he was 7.He is now 12.

Hm...I wonder when a 4 year old wouold be left alone so that they would actually NEED to call mom or dad. Isn't a 4 year old always with an adult? Is this to call mom or dad from their bedroom at night to ask for a drink of water? Or perhaps if they get kidnapped they can whip out their phone to call for help? I have no doubt that a 4 year old COULD use this phone, but the question is- why should they ever NEED to?

One of the things that struck me the most in the movie "Wall-e" was that the people would be side by side, yet talk to each other via their virtual consoles. By giving children cell-phones at such a young age, we are ultimately training them not to directly communicate. Not to mention the abbreviated language most use when they text. I can imagine the child who has been raised this way will find life difficult once they reach school as they will have to relearn English.

My now-grown boys survived just fine without carrying around cell phones, just as my husband and I did. Even now, my husband will not carry one. Although I do have one, because it is for emergencies only; the only time I keep it on is when I am expecting an important call.

I agree that this product reeks of a company trying to take advantage of a "consumer group", mainly parents who are nagged by their small children for an item they couldn't possibly fully understand. Whatever the original target group was for this item, retargeting small kids to make a buck is not the right thing to do.

HMMM Yes the FIREFLY phone has been around a while..... and its great for a kid HOWEVER-- a 4 yr old?? WHY are you leaving ur 4yr old alone?? a 8 to 12 yr old Maybe might be alone.. on a playground but not a 4 yr old.. Whats wrong with people.
As a kid of 4 I either had my mom, granny or auntie or even a babysister.. never was I alone.. Maybe if a a kid goes to divorced parents house and needs to hear other
parents' voice to go to sleep or be assured everything is OK.. but really..... And people are getting more complex phones for kids anyways at younger and younger ages... my cousins are 9 and 11 and they have gotten new cellphone every single yr since they started school.. They started out with FIREFLY.. Now the 9yr old is a text addict like her 16yr old cousin. they holidays both sit texting ..

I don't agree with giving a 4 year old a phone. Especially considering how irresponsible most kids are around that age. But I can kind of see how a cell phone for younger children would be useful. My kids are 9 and 10 and both of them have those cheap prepay phones that I have them take with them when they sleep over a friends house or if they go out on an outing with their youth group at our church. So they are supervised but still have a way to reach me if they want to. I have them carry it just in case of an emergency. I definitely would not let the phones become my kids "babysitter" and leave my kids unattended with the thought that they can call me if something goes wrong.

I don't agree with giving a 4 year old a phone. Especially considering how irresponsible most kids are around that age. But I can kind of see how a cell phone for younger children would be useful. My kids are 9 and 10 and both of them have those cheap prepay phones that I have them take with them when they sleep over a friends house or if they go out on an outing with their youth group at our church. So they are supervised but still have a way to reach me if they want to. I have them carry it just in case of an emergency. I definitely would not let the phones become my kids "babysitter" and leave my kids unattended with the thought that they can call me if something goes wrong.

My daughter is turning six in August and I am thinking of getting her a cell phone. She spends two days a week with her not-so-responsible father and I am sometimes unable to get ahold of him to check on her. Also most of the cell phones marketed for children have GPS tracking devices so that I could find out exactly where she is should something happen to her.

im sorry but i see no need for anyone younger than 10 to have a cell phone as they should be with an adult at all times due to the risk of all the sickos out there

I think this cell phone business for 4 year old is kinda crazy but on the other hand i think itt would be good to have one for your small child like if they were on a playground or somthing and they needed help they could call thier parents or 911.