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Is it good for a 12- year old child to get an iPhone on his birthday?

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Is it dangerous?

Too expensive?

SAR too big?

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  1. BAD IDEA...NO WAY~! I don't care how much money you have...what will they want for their 12 birthday a LOTUS or a million dollars...


  2. They won't use it very much, so give them a gameboy or something

  3. bad idea- i would start with something basic and then as the child get older upgrade the phone.

  4. You should not get your son a iPhone he is to young to be have a phone plus it gets in the way of school work .

  5. Get him/she a good book instead or something that will make their wheels spin.

  6. Very bad, hes going to be spoiled

  7. NO WAY. dont do that.

    they are so expensive, and very very fragile.

    a 12 year old wont respect it. probably break it.

    if they want one they have to be responsible. wait a few years.

    get him something else.

  8. that's called spoiling a kid. he's only 12! he doesn't need something like that! and besides, who KNOWS what he's gonna do with it?

  9. NNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!... I know a 13 yr. old who got one and it got stolen in  a week because she was showing it off, so no

  10. i think its good,just get insurance on it from the phone company

  11. stupid.

    he probably not take care of it.

    too expensive.

    depending on the child though.

    if hes an average 12 year old boy.

    dont do  it

  12. I believe that it is not a good thing, I am not a doctor but the dangers are probably the same as any other phone (do research on cellphones' and cancer) the danger lies when a child takes the phone to school and some other child wants it.

    Also, there is such a thing called to much to soon.  

    Children exhaust all the world has to offer at such a you age. They become bored with life, never realize the value of a dollar, or the joy of what it feels like to work for the things you desire.(this may not be your child)

    If they want the phone let them earn it by doing chores or use their allowance if it is a must.

    Besides, most 12 year olds' tend to loose things and by next year they want some other expensive gadget.

    The iphone is a gift for some one much older. In my opinion.

    good luck

  13. its okay if that child deserves it

  14. D: all of the above

    way too much

  15. There is no 12 year old in the world that needs an IPhone.

    Too expensive, for one, besides, what would they need all of those features for? All they do is go to school, and maybe some extracurricular activities. If they really need a phone to stay connected or for emergencies, there are cheaper phones that cater to that.

    An IPhone is just ridiculous.

  16. a little too young to get something that expensive. also why would a twelve year old need a phone?

  17. TOO RIGHT YA **** WIT MY M8 IS GETTIN' ONE

  18. Is this a very responsible 12  year old who  already has a cell phone that he has not lost or broken or left behind? If so maybe, but I think it is a pretty expensive present for someone so young.

    If he hasn't had a phone or been responsible with a phone, I'd start with a cheaper phone and see how he does first.

  19. yeh i bought mine one when he was 7 and i also bought him a baby mouse when he was 2. - it died

    i think it is dangerous to buy u child a car at 13 like i did !

  20. Do you have an IPhone? If not, why should a 12 yr old have one? Bad idea.

  21. it could get stolen from him/her

    there are bullies in school and when i went to school they toke phones from kids who brought them to school the teahers did

  22. The phone itself is expensive, but if you can afford it, why  not?  My son has had a cel since he was 11. (not an I phone though). He uses it to call when he is leaving a friends or school.  I use it, if I want him to stop by the store and get me a soda on his way:)

    Not to mention how bad society has gotten, its the comfort that if anything occurs, he can call someone!  I put all of our numbers and a few close neighbors numbers that he can call on to pick him up if he ever got into a jam (like wallking home with the wrong crowd).

    JUST MONITOR THE TEXTS!!!!!!! ONCE GIRLS GET THAT HE HAS TEXT YOUR BILL WILL GO THROUGH THE ROOF,NOT TO MENTION WHAT THE GIRLS SAY...

  23. No its perfectly fine. Not dangerous at all. Its just a cell phone

  24. no, when i was 15 i finally got a cell phone. i like it's one, too expensive and two, it's too much responsibility for him. he needs to start small. just get him a razor or soemthing. let him know how thigns go first and teach him how responsibility works

  25. sorry but why does a 12 year old CHILD neeed a cell phone pda device that has access to the full internet.  if you must give the kid a phone get one of those cheap phones that have no texting or internet

    that phone costs 600 bucks no kid needs something that expensive that they will lose or break.

    get a cheap pay as you go phone

  26. Bad idea. Too expensive, too easily lost, too easy to break, and a very attractive theft target. Get something less flashy.

  27. no the ******* kids not old enough for expensive **** unless hes spoiled out of his ******* mind in which case he needs to be dropped off in the ****** ghetto

  28. What does a 12 year old need an iphone for?
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