When my kids got their first phones at 10, I made them sign a physical contract. They're teenagers now, and it's still binding.

The author's kids had to agree to strict rules before getting a cellphone. Courtesy of Naomi Tsvirko When my kids turned 10 and got their first phones, my husband and I made them sign a contract. They're now teenagers, and that contract still works. The agreement was simple: the phone doesn't belong to them. When my oldest daughter turned 10, many of her friends were already getting phones. At the time, I was working as a middle school teacher, and I had a front-row seat to what constant sc...