CELLPHONE AND KIDS

My daughter lost her phone last Friday.
She brought her phone to school and agreed not to bring it out in the classroom but the problem was when they were already in the school bus.
They were playing with her phone and taking pictures. She didn't notice that no one put it back to her bag and no one admits who last touched it.
I am not hoping she'll get it back. A cellphone is a cellphone.^^
My daughter is too young to haave a cellphone, I know.But as a mom I wanted to make sure that I can talk to her anytime I want to or in cases of emergency.
Just like today, she had a fever last night and I am worried and wondering how she feels now...

Modern-day parents feel often more secure and have greater peace of mind, when their children are equipped with their own mobile phones. The kids can be contacted at any time to make sure they are safe, and parents will also know that if their children are ever in an emergency situation, they can be contacted, and can quickly come to their offspring’s rescue.
While the pro's of kids having access to wireless and mobile technology seems apparent, there are obvious inherent downsides when it comes to the class room environment, and some schools have already put a ban on cell and mobile phones on school property. Indeed, as cool as the child thinks it may be to talk and text all day long, it can at times be quite disturbing to others, especially if the youngster is boisterously loud, or uses inappropriate language.
The use of a mobile will increase a child’s responsibility. They have to avoid losing it, charge it when needed, stay within their cell phone plan's minutes, and choose who they want to talk to or not. As much as adults often refuse to accept the fact that their children are as vulnerable as the ones next door, a mobile is another way to communicate with the outside world, a reality parents have little supervision over. A phone is a two-way communication system, and where one can dial out, one can also receive. There is no way to tell who is on the other end, and even though it may just be a very good friend checking on homework assignments, it may also be a sex offender, well protected by anonymity, and most likely, pretending to be someone else.If children abuse their parent’s trust, the privilege of a mobile phone could and should be taken away, or limited. Some phones have special control settings that can be programmed to reject incoming calls from unwanted individuals, and will also allow you to configure which phone numbers the kids themselves can dial. Parents who have complete confidence in their children’s phone use can allow them full feature access and easily add them to a cost-effective family plan, which may include unlimited texting. Pre-paid or pay-as-you-go service plans manage the time spent on the phone, and these types of mobiles most likely come with less features.Rewarding a child with a mobile communication device can be quite an adventure and, as with many gifts, will come with advantages and challenges. As they always say ..a coin has two sides.