Mothering Many

You know, I knew kids were getting old fast, but this sports season has really brought it to the forefront: everywhere you look, kids have phones. What possible use could a kid, accompanied by their mother or father, have for an unlocked cell phones?? I mean, I gave my kids a couple of old inactivated ones to play with, but these kids are walking around with flip phones in little cases attached to their belt loops. Hello?