August 17, 2005

Cell phones are dangerous

I went to a focus group with some teenagers last week. They were asked if they each had a cell phone. Yes. According to them, it consumes 99.9% of their time.

When I thought about how different their lives are compared to mine when I was their age, I empathize with all parents who have to bring up kids in this era.

I say the cell phone is dangerous because text messaging can involve material that parents can't monitor. It's different if the teenager is talking on the phone. The parent can insist that the child stays in the open. But you can't monitor those text messages. And some pretty hot topics can be discussed using text messaging.

How do you get kids to stay on the straight and narrow in this day and age what with such "innovations" as the cell phone etc?

Posted by yamfoot at August 17, 2005 11:08 PM
Comments

I agree. I have long said that they have their use, but don't ask me why pickney in primary school need one.

Didn't we all go through school and university without the wretched things?

New era Yammie...and I ent sure dem any better off dan us.

Posted by: Dr. D. at August 18, 2005 09:24 AM

dont give them the blasted devices is my advice.

Posted by: jdid at August 18, 2005 10:13 PM

Well the phone itself takes away control.Parents not around them 24/7 so how they know who is calling.So its just not the text messages.

Posted by: kami at August 19, 2005 11:37 AM