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iPhone Rules
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Mom's 18Point iPhone Rules for Son
By AKIKO FUJITA and CHRISTINA NG | Good Morning America – Sun, Dec 30, 2012 9:38 AM EST
Thirteen-year-old Greg Hoffman had been begging his parents for an iPhone all year. So on Christmas morning he was
thrilled to find the object of his desire under the tree, but there was a catch.
The phone came with an 18-point set of terms and conditions that he had to agree to before the phone could be his. And the
agreement did not come from Apple or the phone provider, it was from his mother.
"Merry Christmas! You are now the proud owner of an iPhone. Hot Damn! You are a good & responsible 13 year old boy and
you deserve this gift," the agreement begins. "But with the acceptance of this present comes rules and regulations."
The first rule on his mother's list: "It is my phone. I bought it. I pay for it. I am loaning it to you. Aren't I the greatest?"
"I hope that you understand it is my job to raise you into a well rounded, healthy young man that can function in the world
and coexist with technology, not be ruled by it," Janell Hoffman wrote. "Failure to comply with the following list will result
in termination of your iPhone ownership."
"I love you madly & look forward to sharing several million text messages with you in the days to come," she added.
"Oh my God. My first reaction was, why? Why did she really have to do this?" Hoffman told "Good Morning America" today.
"What I wanted to do and show him [is] how you could be a responsible user of technology without abusing it, without
becoming addicted," Janell Hoffman said.
Hoffman herself is a blogger and mother of five in Cape Cod, Mass. She wanted her son to avoid many of the pitfalls that
both smart phone using teens and adults fall prey to.
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"Do not use this technology to lie, fool, or deceive another human being," read rule number seven. "Do not involve yourself in
conversations that are hurtful to others. Be a good friend first or stay the hell out of the crossfire."
Other rules forbid porn and the sending or receiving of "pictures of your private parts or anyone else's private parts." The
rules also outline the hours and places the phone may be used.
"It it rings, answer it," said rule number three. "It is a phone. Say hello, use your manners. Do not ever ignore a phone call if
the screen reads 'Mom' or 'Dad.' Not ever."
Hoffman said that the lessons she outlined were for her son's iPhone usage, for his life and for anyone too attached to their
mobile device.
"Keep your eyes up. See the world happening around you," she encouraged. "Stare out a window. Listen to the birds. Take a
walk. Talk to a stranger. Wonder without Googling."
Teen behavior expert Josh Shipp says a set of rules are a must for teen iPhone use.
"You wouldn't' give your kid a car without making sure they had insurance," said Shipp, who is the host of Lifetime's "Teen
Trouble." "And so giving them a cell phone or a computer without teaching them how to use it responsibly is irresponsible on
the part of the parent."
Here's Janell Hoffman's full list of rules for her son, originally posted on her blog:
Dear Gregory
Merry Christmas! You are now the proud owner of an iPhone. Hot Damn! You are a good & responsible 13 year old boy and
you deserve this gift. But with the acceptance of this present comes rules and regulations. Please read through the following
contract. I hope that you understand it is my job to raise you into a well rounded, healthy young man that can function in the
world and coexist with technology, not be ruled by it. Failure to comply with the following list will result in termination of
your iPhone ownership.
I love you madly & look forward to sharing several million text messages with you in the days to come.
1. It is my phone. I bought it. I pay for it. I am loaning it to you. Aren't I the greatest?
2. I will always know the password.
3. If it rings, answer it. It is a phone. Say hello, use your manners. Do not ever ignore a phone call if the screen reads "Mom"
or "Dad". Not ever.
4. Hand the phone to one of your parents promptly at 7:30pm every school night & every weekend night at 9:00pm. It will be
shut off for the night and turned on again at 7:30am. If you would not make a call to someone's land line, wherein their
parents may answer first, then do not call or text. Listen to those instincts and respect other families like we would like to be
respected.
5. It does not go to school with you. Have a conversation with the people you text in person. It's a life skill. *Half days, field
trips and after school activities will require special consideration.
6. If it falls into the toilet, smashes on the ground, or vanishes into thin air, you are responsible for the replacement costs or
repairs. Mow a lawn, babysit, stash some birthday money. It will happen, you should be prepared.
7. Do not use this technology to lie, fool, or deceive another human being. Do not involve yourself in conversations that are
hurtful to others. Be a good friend first or stay the hell out of the crossfire.
8. Do not text, email, or say anything through this device you would not say in person.
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