Highly relevant now. I have often heard complaints, real and quaint from our own family members. The changing world, peer pressure and "keeping up with Joneses" have made a cell phone in the hand of a kid, a reality and the SMS has crept in. What now? See this survey.
Texting while driving and “sexting” are two practices PARENTS warn their KIDS against, but may be doing themselves, according to the new LG Text Ed Survey from LG Mobile Phones and TRU Research.
"This approach to child-rearing doesn't cut it, especially with teenagers," said Dr. Charles Sophy, a child and family psychiatrist and advisory council member for the LG Text Ed effort.
"Kids are extremely observant. All it takes is ONE exception to the rule and they'll latch onto it, thus negating much of your hard work.”
Note: “Sexting” as defined here can involve sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually-related text, but not necessarily graphic photos/images.
Fortunately, there is a great deal of good news in the survey, as families as a whole say texting is helping them get closer to each other. And it seems that teens actually do want parents to check in on them via text when they're out of the house.
The survey was conducted online and featured 1,017 teens and 1,049 parents of teens taking part.
THE RESULTS
1. 28 percent of parents admit to engaging in some form of “sexting.”
2. 43 percent of teens admit to engaging in “sexting” in some way. (note: I do not believe that our kids do it. See below.)
3. Only 11 percent of parents think their teens have taken part in “sexting.”
4. 44 percent of parents admit to texting and driving.
5. 45 percent of teens admit to texting and driving; just 4 percent of parents believe their teens ever text while driving.
6. 42 percent of parents admit to texting someone while at the dinner table;69 percent of teens admit to the
same.
7. 38 percent of parents admit to texting during the middle of the night; 83 percent of teens admit to the same.
8. 90 percent of texting parents feel closer to their teenaged child or children as a result of the medium.
9. 42 percent of texting parents say the medium has increased the frequency of communications between
parent and teen.
10. 58 percent of teens say that being able to text their parents makes them feel closer to them; 83 percent of
teens prefer their parents check in with them via text.
1 comment:
Babai, though I don't SMS or use mobile myself often there is so much to work on other things to perfect myself :) and I feel there is very less time left to do that. I am already under pressure! :)
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