On any given day, I see so many tweens and teens cell
phone texting one another. What surprises me is when I see cell phone texting happen
in groups, when one teen starts texting another who is standing right next to the
other, while the rest of the teens are standing by. I think this is rude
behavior and does not show respect for the other friends in the group.
Mobile parental monitoring needs to come into play
to teach the tweens and teens on how to communicate with friends. This sounds
funny but kids need to learn how to have digital citizenship since they are
growing up in the digital age. The average age for kids to get a cell phone is
12 years old and I am sure kids young than 12 years old are getting cell
phones. Parents need to instill how to
have texting etiquette with their friends as well as learning how to have a
real face-to-face conversation another person.
I think the bases of one-on-one communications are getting lost with our
young generation. Tweens and teens should
understand that text messaging shouldn't take the place of face-to-face
interaction with their friends but be a part of it. If you want your child to
bond with his/her friends encourage that they spend time together hanging out
talking not just text messaging.
How many people think it is rude for kids to be
texting other kids in a group situation?
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