With the modern trends in today’s technology, children are prone to the damaging effects that gadgets bring. Approximately 60 to 70% of the world’s children between the ages of 10 and 17 are connected to mobile phones. They spend up to 5 hours or more calling, texting, or just playing games. And there will also be a mobile phone, known as Firefly, for children under 5 years old, it is designed for them to simply call their Mom.
Using this device can be uncontrollable. It is up to you, as a mother or father, to teach your child to be responsible on their mobile phones, to ask them to pay when their mobile runs out of money. Or to get some agreement from the cell phone companies that automatically cuts off usage when the child over-uses his monthly allowance.
The T-mobile phone company has a feature that allows you, as a parent, to know the numbers your child is calling. Most of today’s cell phones have a built-in camera, so you can tell your kids which pictures are good for taking and which are bad for circulation.
Notify them that you like to see the photos and videos, tell them that only you can delete them.
Get the simplest or easiest-to-use mobile phones possible. If kids have a model phone that allows them to surf the Internet, monitor their menu programs and log into the built-in controls for younger mobile users.
Modern technology is making our lifestyle easier, but it also has its pros and cons. We need to teach young people about the beneficial and harmful effects it could bring. Remember the saying: “Children are the hope of the country.”