Sprint Helps Parents Tackle the Tough Question: “Is My Child Ready for a Wireless Phone?” & Provides Tools to Aid Parents...
July 13 2016 - 3:17PM
Business Wire
“Kid’s First Phone” website – an all-in-one
resource – offers expert advice, online quiz, and tools to help
parents decide when to buy children their first phone
Sprint (NYSE: S) is providing a one-stop resource to help
parents determine the right time to buy their child their first
wireless phone. With the launch of “Kid’s First Phone” website
(https://kidsfirstphone.sprint.com), Sprint is providing expert
advice, an online quiz and other information to help parents make
this decision. There is even a customizable parent-child mobile
contract to set parameters and agree upon rules and limits for uses
of a mobile phone.
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Sprint Helps Parents Tackle the Tough
Question: “Is My Child Ready for a Wireless Phone?” and Provides
Tools to Aid Parents in Decision
(https://kidsfirstphone.sprint.com)(Graphic: Business Wire)
Did you know? According to Influence Central, in 2016:
- The average age a child gets their
first smartphone is 10.3 years old.
- 64 percent of kids already have
Internet access via personal tablets/laptops.
- 1 in 2 kids will have a social media
account by age 12.
In today’s world, the question of when to purchase a child’s
first phone certainly deserves attention. A wireless phone means
growing independence, ease of logistics/scheduling, safety and
security, but there are also concerns about cyber-bullying,
inappropriate content and even out-of-control spending.
Sprint’s “Kid’s First Phone” website serves as a trusted advisor
for parents and includes expert advice from Katie Hurley, LCSW,
psychotherapist and author of “The Happy Kid Handbook.” Parents can
take a quiz to determine an individual child’s readiness for a
wireless phone, download and customize a wireless phone contract
for themselves and their child, and read/experience third-party
commentary on this topic.
Advice from an Expert
“This website is a great opportunity to sit down with your child
and engage in a thoughtful discussion and even sign a wireless
contract to set rules and limits,” said Hurley. “One of the first
things I advise is asking yourself why you want this for your
child. Is your child mature enough? And, what is the specific need
for the wireless phone? Start from there and you’ll be off to a
good, healthy and fruitful discussion for the entire family.”
Commitment from Sprint to Parents
Sprint is making a major commitment to help parents navigate the
purchase of their child’s first phone. “We hope this site better
arms parents with information to help them navigate the many
questions they may have on whether or not the time is right for
their child to have a phone and all the responsibility that goes
with ownership,” said Roger Solé, chief marketing officer, Sprint.
“This is a one-stop shop to enable parents to make a crucial buying
decision with peace of mind.”
Sprint has long been a leader in terms of family offerings and
currently offers its customers several apps that help parents stay
in touch with their children and monitor their phone usage. Sprint
Family Locator allows you to track up to five devices. Sprint
Mobile Controls lets you monitor, limit and block content on
Android phones. Sprint Drive First helps keep your kids safe by
stopping distracted driving and keeping focus on the road. Family
Wall for Sprint helps everyone stay connected with an all-in social
app that allows families to share and connect via their own private
social network.
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company
that creates more and better ways to connect its customers to
the things they care about most. Sprint served more than 58.8
million connections as of March 31, 2016, and is widely recognized
for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies,
including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in
the United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin
Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national
and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1
Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years.
You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or
www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
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SprintKathleen Dunleavy,
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