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Buck Up Parents: Who Owns Your Child's Phone

This mom is bold, brave and, well, doing what every parent should do. Janell Burley Hoffman uses the cell phone as an opportunity to teach her son how to be a responsible phone user. First and foremost, she emphasizes that she is the owner of the phone, not him. At age 13, he is allowed to borrow a device that she provides and that she will monitor. I encourage more parents to use this contract with their child.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janell-burley-hofmann/iphone-contract-from-your-mom_b_2372493.html

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