Should Kids Get Cell Phones

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Cn u rd this, or can you read this? Text messages that are abbreviated like the beginning are received and sent every day. Where do these messages come from? Most of these messages are sent and received by kids of all ages. Kids are getting cell phones earlier and earlier as the years go by, and many of them don’t understand the responsibility that comes along with them. So, kids should get cell phones only when their parents agree they are responsible and ready enough.
One reason, is that cell phones have a higher chance to hurt kids’ health if they are younger. Cell phones have weak, erratic microwave radiation that can disrupt DNA and weaken the brain’s protective barrier. The bone marrow of children’s heads absorbs 10 times more of the

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