7 Reasons Not to Give Your Child a Cell Phone

Sure, technology connects us with one another — if it weren't for Facebook, you'd have no idea what most of your high-school class was up to, right? But it can almost make communication too easy.

Is Snapchatting with a friend going to became a replacement for an actual in-person playdate? And how are kids who text exclusively going to feel comfortable on an eventual phone interview? Sometimes there's no replacement for face-to-face contact. And your kids need to know that.