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How can I get a picture from my email to my cell phone?

Considering a cell phone for a 5 year old with ocd? It has picture text - could this be useful?

  • I am considering a cell phone for my son who gets 'stuck' at tasks. He has a hard time sometimes transitioning. He has used a picture schedule at school but is going to be mainstreamed in a Catholic school. I was wonderin if I could set his schedule from home to send him email picture messages to get ready for transition to next major tasks. We use a timer at home and he does GREAT with it but there is me giving him the verbal cues to move on to the next task and I won't be there at school to do this. Has anyone ever tried this?

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    That might work. That's pretty smart. But I don't think a 5 year old should have a cell phone. You could try to tell his teacher what he has to do. Maybe you could write it down on a piece of paper. It could work but those are just some alternate ideas. Hope this helps!! : )

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I wouldn't give a 5 year old a cell phone, plus most schools do not allow cell phones for any reasons, why can't you meet with the teacher ahead of time and do the exact same thing at school as at home. I would think that would be better for him anyway, so as to not disrupt what he is used to and the cell phone could become very frustrating for him. Simple and things that he already knows and is used to. If the teacher would allow a cell phone, she/he would be willing to have a timer and a list and all the things he already knows. Good luck, but I would say for sure, no cell phone ( although good idea and it shows you care and are thinking )

Barbara C

Most teachers like to help, expecially in smaller classrooms. You can talk to you child's teacher, and come to an agreement on what you think will work. Keep in touch with him/her and see if everything is working out. I wouldn't want to spend money on a phone for a 5 year old though. Plus he will need to learn how to transition because things in life are harder when they don't learn. Good luck

Mamma M

I would not give a 5 year old a cell phone at all! It could get lost or broken. Other children will want to play with it and they may try to make calls on it. There are so many things that could go wrong in this situation! Most schools have made rules now that they are not allowed any way. Even if your son has a condition other children will not understand why he is given special privileges. The staff and the schools are trained to handle children with conditions like this. Often times they can even have a teachers aid who can help your child specifically handle classroom transitions. I would start at the beginning of the year by going in and talking to the school counselor and telling them of your concerns and ask what kind of help the school can provide your son and if you are still really considering this idea about the phone I would discuss this with the counselor and find out what they think of the idea. There are all kinds of other gadgets out there that may work instead. Many watches have more then one alarm that can be set. This might work too. I am sure if you work with the school they will be able to come up with a solution. Also if you are sending him messages for transition from home you may end up disrupting the class. Schedules are not always perfect in a class. Something can happen and they could spend 10 extra minutes on a project and you sending a message could only cause more confusion.

teddieb

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