Giving Children Cell Phones 給孩子配手機(jī)

More and more children are showing up at school each September with cell phones. Many parents buy cell phones to their children because it is a nice safety measure. It gives those working parents a little sense of control and security to know when their children are off campus and on their way home.

But having a cell phone might be a problem. Parents may find themselves facing a frightening bill at the end of the month. The reason: chatting on the phone and sending text messages can soon become the favorite pastime of preteens and teenagers. Worse still, cell phones in schools can lead to classroom distractions, text-message cheating and inappropriate photographs.

Knowing their children can always be reached is reassuring for parents. But before buying their child a cell phone, I think parents should decide if the child is really capable of managing his or her own phone. Besides, parental control must be exercised in the use of the phone. For example, they should set limits on how long the child is allowed to stay on the phone.

給孩子的手機(jī)

越來越多的孩子在學(xué)校每年九月手機(jī)顯示。許多家長給孩子買手機(jī)是因?yàn)樗且粋€(gè)很好的安全措施。它給那些有工作的父母一點(diǎn)控制感和安全知道他們的孩子在校外和在回家的路上。

但有了手機(jī)會(huì)是一個(gè)問題。父母可能會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在月底面臨可怕的賬單。原因：在打電話和發(fā)短信聊天可以很快成為青少年最喜愛的消遣。更糟糕的是，在學(xué)校手機(jī)可以擾亂課堂，短信欺騙和不合適的照片。

知道他們的孩子總是可以達(dá)到安撫家長。但在購買孩子的手機(jī)，我認(rèn)為父母應(yīng)該決定如果孩子真的能夠管理他或她自己的手機(jī)。此外，父母的控制必須在手機(jī)使用時(shí)。例如，他們應(yīng)該限制多久，孩子被允許留在手機(jī)上。