In many houses around the globe, the teens or youngsters usually request for a cell phone for a Christmas gift and tell their parents how badly they wish for one simply because their friends have one too.
After listening how badly the child wants it, the parents are somehow convinced and feel compelled that if other parents have provided their children with smartphones, then they must too. Graber, who is a public (cyber) teacher explains to The Edition CNN that how parents don't understand the magnitude of their decisions to buy their offspring devices such as cell phones.
Handing a cellphone to a youngster means giving him all the information in the form of internet, which is the primary purpose for cell phone, mainly for kids. It should be well thought after, the decision of providing a child with a cell phone.
It is no less than a life turning plan. Here are some points, that can prove to be very helpful for the parents. First of all, test and see if the child is responsible enough to carry the weight and responsibility of holding a cellphone. Also, try to understand whether the child would be able to use the device positively. Notice if their thinking capacities are fully developed or if they're mature enough.
After this, proper lessons should be given to the teen. How to avoid bullying, what contents are appropriate to post and which ones are prohibited, they must be aware of all the side-effects and all. Parents should keep a tab on their kids and their activities. Demand the passwords of their social media websites which a parent considers as necessary.
Make sure to make them realize that it might be their personal device, but parents have the right to have an official check on whether their child is making the proper use of the cell phone. There are control apps to see and check, easily available.
Technology development is so advanced that now the parents have been given the safety to check and monitor what their kids are up to. Mostly parent reacts by banning their phone use which is totally wrong.
The sire needs to understand that at one point they surely would return the cell back, but doing this would keep the teen from sharing any obstacle or bullies they're encountering during the use of internet or mobile phone,
The Cyber Wise suggests. This can result in a problem. So better punish the child in other ways. Parents need to understand the ultimate results that could show themselves at one point if parents let their kid loose with something like a mobile device, it's something that can either be very beneficial and helpful or extremely 0harmful to the point there is no going back.
