Another great topic to get our teeth into.
Often parents argue it helps to keep my child safe,
But unfortunately that is not been the case in some of the highest profile cases concerning missing kids.

Often kids use up all the credits chatting or texting gossip with their school friends so they rarely have any airtime left when mom has asked them to call.

My brother-in-law who is a teacher tells me they even text each other during lessons when they are in the same class…. a bit like passing a message…only more expensive.

Then there is the health concerns and of course phone companies and manufacturers have greatly down played these... its bad for business. (Wonder if there are any former cigarette executives inside phone companies?)

Communication
Does the parent of a phone carrying child have better communication after purchasing the phone…in my experience no. Often kids spend several hours texting talking once they get home with friends they have spent all day with? This extra chatting/texting shrinks the chances of talking with mom and dad even more.

The only plus side that I can see is the child’s mobile phone frees up the house land line so you can call a friend and bemoan the fact that your child never talks to you?