0800 Numbers For Kids Give Peace Of Mind To Parents

Feb. 25, 2011 - PRLog -- Birmingham, UK: What happens when they have no signal, no credit or no battery charge? Having an 0800 number is a sensible precautionary back-up which means that children should be able to phone home wherever they are and whatever the circumstances.

Most parents in the UK now allow their children to have a mobile phone - even from the early ages of 7 or 8. It was reported in January 2010 that nearly two-thirds of British children under 10 now own a mobile phone, and mobile phones for children are now a huge international market. Parents often allow kids to have mobiles grudgingly. As we all know, the major reasons kids want to have a mobile phone are to look cool and to send endless texts. This can rack up a huge bill. Then there are the repeated warnings of possible mental and physical health problems caused in children by mobile phones. But these concerns are overridden by fears for our children’s safety. We want our kids to be able to get in touch with us immediately when they need help or have become involved in an emergency. The worries don’t end when our kids leave primary school either. Even the most well behaved teenager is occasionally going to get into a scrape where they need mum and dad's help. This could range from a matter as simple as missing the last bus home to something more serious.

As parents, we trust that our kids will have the common sense to use their mobile phones to contact us when they have found themselves in a jam. Unfortunately, not all kids are blessed with the gift of common sense. As Oscar Wilde once famously said "Youth is wasted on the young." More likely though is that even though your kids have their mobile phones in their possession they won’t be able to call you because:

1. Their mobile phone has run out of battery charge
2. They are in an area where they can't get reception on their mobile
3. They have no credit left on their phone

There is the additional problem that their phone may be lost or stolen. Even if they manage to find a payphone, they might not have change or a charge card to use it. It can be distressing for parents to know that there can be instances when their children want to call them but are unable to. This is why many UK parents are making a decision which gives them peace of mind in this situation, by getting a UK 0800 number which allows them to call home for free from any landline or payphone.

Jemma Fox, Marketing Director of the 0800 Number Company, explains how it works:
“Parents set up a UK 0800 number for their children to use when things go wrong. We can set this up at the 0800 Number Company very quickly – usually within one working hour. The child then either memorises the 0800 number, or more likely carries it with them. This 0800 number is "pointed" to the parents' home telephone. All your kids have to do is go to any landline including a payphone and they can make a call to their home by dialling the freephone 0800 number. They don’t need to pay any money. Therefore, whatever happens, parents can rest assured that their child can always contact them even if their mobile phone is out of action. The cost of the call on the 0800 number is charged to the parents' landline telephone bill but is a small price to pay for knowing that no matter what happens their kids should still be able to get in touch with them easily.”

Further information on 0800 numbers can be found on the following website, provided by the 0800 Number Company:  http://www.the0800numbercompany.co.uk/

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