2013 Sec 1 Discussions

[coolbreeze]

fifiyeo:

Best give them an old phone with very basic functions. :evil:

Haha, I have one brand new but old model; not touch screen. My son said to me 'No way! I'll just do without one then.' Seems like many of his classmates have the latest phones, so I think he is kind of paiseh if seen holding a 'grandfather' phone :oops:

[coolbreeze]

Peony:

fifiyeo:

Best give them an old phone with very basic functions. :evil:

yes, no heartpain when they lose the phone!
My DD lost her phone twice!! :faint:

Indeed, this is what I fear.

[kwcllf]

coolbreeze:

fifiyeo:

Best give them an old phone with very basic functions. :evil:

Haha, I have one brand new but old model; not touch screen. My son said to me 'No way! I'll just do without one then.' Seems like many of his classmates have the latest phones, so I think he is kind of paiseh if seen holding a 'grandfather' phone :oops:

Yeah.....My DS told me last week when he and a group of classmates were outside school for a project, he exclaimed that almost ALL of them have either iPhones (although not everyone has the latest model) or Galaxy SIII phones.

I told him don't need to envy as his current phone (Sony Xperia Neo L) is good enough for his needs.

[kwcllf]

slmkhoo:

fifiyeo:

Best give them an old phone with very basic functions. :evil:

That's my thought too. If you're afraid he can't control himself and may get distracted, decide what you really want him to be able to do, and get a basic phone and plan that allows only that. Also set out the rules you want him to observe and the penalties for infringement. My daughters will be in sec school in Singapore later this year, and we have already told them that they will be given a (basic) phone each, but there will be rules. We will probably only allow them to switch the phones on a certain periods of the day, and they must abide by school rules. If not, their phones will be confiscated or there will be other penalties. Their friends will have to get used to their unavailability at certain times of the day, and picking up a message a couple of hours late is really not life-or-death. I told them they can always give their friends my number for emergencies, and since their friends will be scared of me (my girls claim that I am scary), that should limit calls out of hours to true emergencies!

My DS school rules are very strict, especially with regards to phone usage. If anyone caught using it during school hours, the phones would be confiscated for 1 TERM! not 1 Week or 1 Month. So, my DS is very careful and he switches it off during lessons.

But, to him and my DD, I told them to switch on immediately after school when they have the chance, just in case we need to get some URGENT messages/instructions to them.

[coolbreeze]

kwcllf:

slmkhoo:

[quote=\"fifiyeo\"]Best give them an old phone with very basic functions. :evil:

That's my thought too. If you're afraid he can't control himself and may get distracted, decide what you really want him to be able to do, and get a basic phone and plan that allows only that. Also set out the rules you want him to observe and the penalties for infringement. My daughters will be in sec school in Singapore later this year, and we have already told them that they will be given a (basic) phone each, but there will be rules. We will probably only allow them to switch the phones on a certain periods of the day, and they must abide by school rules. If not, their phones will be confiscated or there will be other penalties. Their friends will have to get used to their unavailability at certain times of the day, and picking up a message a couple of hours late is really not life-or-death. I told them they can always give their friends my number for emergencies, and since their friends will be scared of me (my girls claim that I am scary), that should limit calls out of hours to true emergencies!

My DS school rules are very strict, especially with regards to phone usage. If anyone caught using it during school hours, the phones would be confiscated for 1 TERM! not 1 Week or 1 Month. So, my DS is very careful and he switches it off during lessons.

But, to him and my DD, I told them to switch on immediately after school when they have the chance, just in case we need to get some URGENT messages/instructions to them.[/quote]My DS's sch is also strict, will confiscated if caught using during lessons but I guess no one has been caught as yet. Remember his teacher said that he will know who's using 'cos \"What's so funny? Smiling at your crotch!\" That really cracked them up

[kwcllf]

kwcllf:

[quote=\"coolbreeze'] Even pre-paid card can surf internet, but the cost will be prohibitive if you accidentally log into it. Even some pre-paid card provides like 200MB of free internet.


As I have mentioned, to prevent accidental internet connection or stop your son from logging into the internet, call the service provider to disable your 3G function.

Thanks for the reminder, I will look into that as well. [/quote][/quote]
Forgot to mention, that even if you have called the service provider to disable the 3G function, you can still use the phone to log into internet via wifi hotspot, if available.

[Fresco]

It’s true many kids do not exercise discipline and constraint with the use of mobile phones. The smarter the phone type is, the worse the kids get. They can spend hours fiddling with their phones, namely messaging friends, surfing the net, go on facebook or playing games. This leads to bad time management and ultimately neglecting their studies. Only their bad school results will be their wake up call. It’s really exasperating when our kids refuse to heed our advice.


A friend of mine actually bans the use of mobile phone by his daughter once she gets home from school by confiscating the phone. He or his wife returns the phone to their daughter the next morning when she goes to school. To them, the sole purpose of letting the child have a phone is to enable easy communication between parents and child especially when she has to return late from school due to CCAs, extra lessons or project commitments. Of course, they will let her have the privilege of using the phone once she displays constraint and discipline in using the phone.

Parents being the more discerning ones, should really help regulate the use of smart phones by their kids. Ultimately, it is about how you educate and encourage your children to inculcate good values and behaviour and help them do what is right in life.

[janet88]

Forget about S3 or iPhone 5.

My boy is using my iPhone 3GS. No games…apps are dictionary and CNA.
Mainly for the purpose of contacting him or informing me on days he will be late.

[pixiedust]

My boy is using pre-paid card with a old-until-drop-on-floor-noone-will-pick-up phone.

Non-smart phone ie no wifi ability.

Yesterday he "grumbled" he is one of the few in his class with non-smart phone.

[janet88]

pixiedust:

Yesterday he \"grumbled\" he is one of the few in his class with non-smart phone.

my son may be using my iphone 3GS...but there is no app related to F-U-N.
he just told me there will be 2 tests next week...chinese & geography...i told him...noted.