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People use cell phones just to keep in touch around the various rooms of the house. More practical than a baby monitor which is in just one room when kids are bigger and move around. I would not have assumed it was bad for a kid to have a cell phone in the pocket while playing in the backyard. Sure, you keep an eye out, but you can get distracted for a moment, and being able to call and say, "Where are you?" isn't without value. Although I have to admit I'm not sure about the 3 year old with the cell. I'm just saying what I've seen with other people's kids, none of my own, so I'm shaky on ages. I would have assumed a 3 year old could barely babble.
People giving cell phones to kids may be trying to be extra careful. If this creates a hazard, they should be informed, because I'm not so sure that "common sense" would tell you that kids plus cell phones are bad.
The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists and other subversives. We intend to clean them out, even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country. --John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72
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