Life Line?
Parents opt to buy cellular phones
for their children for safety
and peace of mind
not for gossiping.
11/20
1998
G28 Detroit Jewish News
JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR
Special to The Jewish News
omeday in the not too dis-
tant future, little Johnny
may interrupt his digging in
the playground sandbox to
put an end to an annoying sound.
No, it won't be to swat a pesky mos-
quito. Instead, Johnny will put down
his shovel and reach for his cellular
phone; calling him will be his moth-
er, telling him to come home for din-
ner.
Steven Boesky, president of Paging
Plus in Oak Park, has already seen the
trend. In.theJast few months, parents
haveTopped into his store in increas-
ing numbers to equip their children
with the latest-in wireless communi-
cation. Though most of his business
is in, beepers, a - growing number of
people are opting to buy their kids
portable phones.
"You didn't see this kind of thing a
few years ago but now parents want
their chilctren to have beepers or
phones to keep. in touch with their
children," Boesky said.
Although the days of yodeling out
the front door to caH for meal times
are far from over, cell phone sellers