Help a Mom: Should 13-year-old have cell phone?

A 13-year-old wants her own cell phone. Her mom isn't so sure she's ready for the responsibility.

Posted 1:45 a.m. Feb 1, 2012 — Updated 1:45 a.m. Feb 1, 2012

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

I love running into Go Ask Mom readers when I'm out and about. The other week, I met a mom who was having a disagreement with her teen.

Her 13-year-old daughter desperately wants a cell phone and she's made the usual arguments: All her friends have one, it might come in useful in an emergency and ... did I mention already, all her friends have one. This mom isn't so sure her daughter is ready for the responsibility and was wondering how others have handled the same situation.

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