Are you aware of the fact that nearly 50% of all children under the age of 18 in the United States currently have their own mobile phone?
This number incidentally just keeps on rising, and its little wonder that we never spend enough time with our kids. They are always otherwise engaged.
When our kids have mobile phones, do we really know who they are in contact with all the time? Do we know who they are sending texts to or who they are sending picture messages to? The answer to that is probably not!
Now not all youngsters are irresponsible when it comes to using their mobile phones, many of them know exactly who they should and should not be conversing with.
This is why we should always make it clear to our kids the right way and the wrong way that a mobile phone can be used.
It is not just a case of being in contact with the wrong sort of person that causes problems on a mobile phone. What about if your child is constantly on the phone, accessing the internet through their phone or downloading things from their phone? All this can have serious consequences when the final phone bill arrives!
Make sure there are ground rules as to when the children can use their phones, and what are appropriate pictures or texts to send on their mobile phones.
Out of 6000 teenage road accident deaths last year, nearly one in two were caused by the use of mobile phones. This is a frightening statistic! Make sure that if your child is old enough to operate a motor vehicle, and that they are aware of these statistics.
As long as kids know what dangers are out there, we can try to keep them safe.
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