Why does my iphone have sounds for everything but text, Including calls?

For some reason my iphone 4S doesn't make any sounds when i get a text, it doesn't even vibrate. But with calls and everything else it does exactly what it's supposed to. It started when i just recently updated to IOS 6.1.2. I've checked the switch above the volume buttons, i switched to assistive touch to turn off mute, which helped for one text but than the sound stopped again, but the settings stayed the same. And i also tried cleaning the ports. I will only reset my phone as a last resort, so any ideas will be helpfull.
-Thank you

i wondered the same thing.
You have to go to the "Restrictions" page of your device's Settings and make sure "iTunes" is turned on. 
This is why it only happened on my children's iPods and not on mine. 
The reason a full restore works is that it resets all your passwords and allows everything automatically until you reset the restrictions again. 

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