At what age should a parent start allowing thier child to take responsiblity over thier cell phone bill? ?

I think when they have a job then they can take over their OWN cell phone bill.They need to have their own plan though. The parents can request that the child's phone bill be seperate from their own (since they can't technically have their own until they are 18) so they can see what they owe and pay it out of their check. I think no matter what age they are as long as they have a job to pay for it they should be able to take over their own bill for a cell phone. and I absolutely agree with you about teaching them responsibility for bills,because when they move out they can not depend on mommy and daddy dishin out money for their child's electric bill and cable bill because the child does not know how to have the responsibility to take care of it themselves. They need to have a bit of understanding how the REAL world works.When I was 17 me and my b/f(husband now) moved into our own apartment and did it solely on our own with a daughter...so I know if I can take care of my responsibilities PLUS a child and a husband then anyone can take care of their own as well.