TEENAGERS AND CELL PHONES

TEENAGERS AND CELL PHONES

It may be a good idea to consider the following before giving your child a cell phone:
First, know whom your teen will be talking to. When children are on a landline in your house, you can check in periodically to see whom they are talking to and what they are talking about. But when the child is using a cell phone, this becomes difficult, and you may not know whom the child is talking to.
I choose a plan that puts some reasonable limits on your child’s phone time. Make sure he/she knows what the limits are, so they can do some budgeting.
I let your child know that the two of you will be reviewing the bill together, so you will have some idea of how the phone is being used.
I if the cell phone use exceeds the plan limits, the charges can mount very quickly. Make sure your child has some punishment for the same if the limits are exceeded, like suspension of use of cell phone for a week.