Although cell phones have transformed our lives greatly by providing us with a more convenient way of reaching people quickly and efficiently, they have also introduced problem that we have never had to deal with before. Cell phone users are getting younger and younger. In Japan, a third of sixth graders have cell phones, and in the ninth grade, sixty percent of the students have cellular devices. They are spending more and more time one these advanced machines, emailing each other and using the many other features and applications. Parents should be concern with the amount of time spent on these phones and the dangers that exist.

Filed under Next Gen. Updated: May 28, 2008, 3:28 pm |