Recently, I attended a family wedding and, being a grand-kid, was sat at the "grand-kids' table." I'm pretty much 100 years older than a lot of my little cousins...so what made me feel even older than I already did? The fact that I was annoyed when my teen and tween cousins texted throughout the ENTIRE wedding dinner. I know they have more exciting lives than me, but what could possibly be so important?
A writer on Yahoo Shine expressed a similar sentiment recently when she said she was shocked to see so many teens texting at the dinner table.
Do you think texting among kids is getting out of control? Do you have rules for where and when your kids can text?
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I think kids have almost gotten to where they can't have a normal conversation since they text. The only rule I had (before turning my daughter's text capabilities off because she kept running up the bill) was no trash talk allowed from her and she has to turn the phone off and in to me every night at bed time. There were too many 2 and 3 AM phone calls going on and she needs her sleep.
Yeah! NO sexting!!..or whatever its called!
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try net ten phones- and have them pay for it- but some common sense says - rude is rude- I would have told them to put them away- or go to the bathroom to use them- trust me they get tired of being in the bathroom after a while
I agree with you all... texting is one of my peeves with my boys. It is the whole social thing they have but there are no clear rules. Just like when they were little and you had to teach them manners when they started to talk and interact socially, I try to teach them to be polite users of technology. (is there such a thing) We have to model the behavior. i often catch myself on here blogging while my kids are trying to ask me questions, I think oh one more line and then I will listen. Not a good role model. I think we are all trying to figure out how to mesh the digital and real worlds together.
Yes texting is out of control and my rules on texting are simple...just don't.
My little brother is 19. He'll text WHILE HE'S TALKING TO YOU! He holds the conversation pretty well, but the obsession he and his GF have with eachother is disturbing sometimes. Just freaking call eachother, have a normal convo, and hang up!!!
I have a 15 year old daughter who has a cell phone and has texting on her line, i have a unlimited plan for the texting. i do not allow her to be texting during anything important going on at home, such as dinner. i feel since she is in high school it is good for her to have a phone. SKittell
I for one HATE texting! It is however a huge tool in consequences for not so good choices. And yes i had to deal with the sexting.. in a sense AND catching my daughter talking to some jack ass at 2:30am... then she lost her phone for 2 months. I also HATE chatting online. She also lost that privilege. The 2 months is just about up and i keep telling her that i do not really want to give her phone back... Ive actually had my daughter to talk to... no real attitude... and plus shes had to actually use her brain instead of gelling out on that damn phone.
I was a mother that trusted her to know the rights and wrongs with a cell along with the computer... I've learned now. She will only get the phone back with my nose all up in it! Same with the computer.
What ever happened to visiting or actually call your friend on the phone?
My Son is the same situation; as in he would die without his phone and being in the 'know' and in the middle of drama....