HOW MANY SCREENS CAN MY KID BREAK IN A YEAR?
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Anonymous
LOL, you pad $40+ for a screen protector when you can one that works just as well at 2 for $8 on Amazon? You don’t want the pricey ones, you want the cheap ones so you can throw them out and replace them when the protector cracks. |
Anonymous
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Hm, I am mildly clumsy and have ADHD, so I have always protected my gear to the hilt. Waaaaaay back in the day (late HS in the 90s), I would buy the most waterproof, damage-proof Walkman and then actually buy (and get to use!) the extended warranty at Radio Shack, where they would replace your stuff for any reason. I knew I was hard on my stuff and no amount of trying to be careful would work. I'm better now, but I always buy a LifeProof case, because I just know myself too well. I don't think my screen has ever broken (maybe once, when I was about to replace the phone anyway? Before I got a LifeProof case) in 8 years of owning one iPhone or another.
Obviously there's a whole other issue here with you being willing to constantly fix/replace your kid's phone, but bottom line is, you need to get something stronger than an Otterbox, and maybe an extended warranty (they're usually scams, but not with teens like I was!) And then not replace it with your own money. |
Anonymous
| I cracked my screen with a case and screen protector. I was juggling lots of things and it slipped from my hands on to the hard wood floor. Now I just used a cracked phone. Your daughter can too..until there is reason to upgrade or she has the funds to fix it. My son cracked his screen 2 years ago. No new phone. |
Anonymous
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I hope you at least have AppleCare with the cheaper screen replacements.
How badly is your kid breaking her screen? If my kids get a simple crack across their screen, then they use a phone with a cracked screen. If there are actual holes, shards of glass, broken LED so the phone is not usable, then they get a screen. I'm OK with paying for one screen replacement during a two year period. |
Anonymous
| You can buy screen replacement kits on Amazon for $20. It is a tedious fix but do-able if you have patience and steady hands. |
Anonymous
| I’m extremely clumsy. Get an Otterbox which will make the phone look like a TI product from the 1980’s but it works. It’s like 60 dollars but it’s worth it. I’ve never broken my screen. |
Anonymous
She can break as many as you give her. |
Anonymous
| How did she break it with an otter box case?? |
Anonymous
| Screen protector. $5 at Five Below or like 3 for $10 on Amazon. |
Anonymous
I was about to type exactly this. |
Anonymous
| I am one of the klutziest people around - in fact it's a huge running joke among family and friends. I have an otter box defender (strongest one) and extra screen protector. Drop it all the time and have never broken the screen. However, I agree with the others, if she's broken it that many times, move her to a flip phone or make her pay for it. She'll be more careful. |
Anonymous
This. They've been fine for me. And she sounds like she just needs to use a phone with a broken screen for a while. Have you thought about a non-iphone for your DC when this phone finally wears out? And having your DC pay for the screen replacement at this point, or earn it with extra chores? |
Anonymous
+1 I am very rough with my phone, and have a tempered glass screen protector (can buy them for 5$ on Amazon) and a heavy duty case around my phone (also on Amazon for 20$). The screen has never broken. |
Anonymous
I second the recommendation for a tempered glass screen protector in addition to a good case. I've got kids and a DH with ADHD and since using the tempered glass, have only broken the screen protector, not the screen itself. I also agree with the poster about your DD learning to repair the screen herself. I learned to do it and to change the charge port from YouTube. |
Anonymous
| She breaks it, she pays to fix it or uses it broken. Or has no phone. It’s simple. |