Al three of my skids (9,10,11) have cell phones from their BM. In the past the skids have texted BM when they got in trouble at our house and asked her to come get them, or told them my DH wasn't feeding them etc... So we have cell phone rules. The cells phones aren't allowed in their rooms overnight and they aren't allowed to use them during mealtimes. The two oldest really could care less about them and generally ignore them. The youngest just got hers and BM and Her husband send an average of 25 texts each a day to her.