Cell Phones, Kids, and Radiation (Radiation Meters)

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Cell phone radiation concerns come and go, right? But can we afford to be so nonchalant when the long-term stats aren’t yet in for our children?
Global Warning?
Three years ago: The European Environment Agency said, Cell phone technology could lead to a health crisis similar to those caused by asbestos, smoking and lead.

2008: As reported in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the Ministry of Health suggested parents postpone or restrict children's use of cell phones and make sure they use wired, not wireless, headsets. Officials were particularly concerned about children’s use of cell phones, due to their heightened risk for developing tumors as a result of exposure to radiation, and because children can expect many more years of cell-phone use in comparison to adults.

2009: The French Education Ministry banned the use of cell phones in primary schools and required manufacturers to make models that only allow texting.

Today: The Austrian Medical Association is trying to get Wi-Fi systems banned from schools to protect children from the potential long-term consequences of radiation. In Canada, the official government stance is for teenagers to keep calls shorter than 10 minutes; Russian scientists suggest banning cell phones for anyone younger than 18 the British government says parents shouldn’t let children younger than 16 use a mobile phone.
MY 9-year-old daughter wants a cell phone. Very, very badly. In the fourth grade a cell phone makes you cool. It’s a status symbol. A one-way ticket to popularity. A number of her elementary school friends have their own phones, and they’re not alone. Right now about 22 percent of young children (ages 6 - 9) carry cell phones and 60 percent of older kids (ages 10 - 14) own a phone. Market research by the Yankee Group shows that more than half of kids ages 8 - 12 will have a cell phone in the next three years. Alas, my young one won’t be one of the lucky ones for a few more years.
Why? One reason is because we’re part of a dying breed of old-fashioned parents who believe privileges should come with responsibilities. That means if you want to chat on a cell, you’ll need to pay for it with money earned babysitting, mowing lawns or walking dogs. We’re also hesitant because we’ve already seen our daughter's peers use their cell phones to make crank calls, send inappropriate texts and make secretive calls to so-called boyfriends, then lie to their parents about it.
The Pew Internet and American Life Project reports that nearly half of young cell phone users lie about their location and about the identity of the person on the other end of the line. But money and sexting pale in comparison to the big worry. Cancer.

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