Getting into Smart Phone Buying Agreement with Your Teenager
Why is this necessary, you may ask? Well, it is because of the fact that there are some dangers to buying smart phone devices
. Examples include online victimization and sexting. How will you go about the process then?First Start talking to your teenager about the buying agreement.
Lay down your real plans about it. Let him know why such a smartphone buying agreement is necessary. In here, you can also discuss about the possible consequences of deviating from the agreement. Just like in any legal paper, there may be punishments for any breach made on the contract.
Second Discuss about who are going to be parties in the buying agreement.
In order to remove your child's fear of being punished, you should also let him know about your responsibilities in the contract. Let him take his own share of the load but make sure you also play your part in order to prevent your child from suffering the consequences.
Third Jot down parent and teenager roles in the buying agreement.
Parent responsibilities in here may include making sure that the kid has limited time and usage for the smartphone. As parents, you should also make sure that you check on your child's phone from time to time see what the contents are. Teenagers, on the other hand, are expected to make sure that they use the smartphone with the restrictions you have imposed. Things like these should be included in the contract.
Fourth It is also vital to include consequences in the buying agreement.
While you are jotting down the roles of parents and teenagers in the smartphone contract, the corresponding consequences should also be drafted. Perhaps, you may include confiscation of the smartphone for improper use (sending of sexually explicit text messages and images to another phone). You may also make your teenager pay for his actions by getting the phone before he sleeps at night then return it back to him only when he will go to school. Things of such nature may make your child take his responsibilities in using a smartphone seriously.
Fifth Draft the buying agreement after all the above steps have been discussed.
Drafting the contract is necessary in order to make some changes whenever necessary. Discussions may push through while doing this part of the process. That will help before coming up with the final draft. Make sure that the contract works both for you and your child's welfare. You may never know it but your teenager may even have suggestions on matters you may have overlooked while drafting the buying agreement.
What happens when your child will not cooperate while reviewing the contract? Well, let him know that you are serious about this matter. Let him realize that the stipulations in the contract will be implemented even without his final words on its content. He has to sign it later on and if he does not check on what is included in the agreement, it will be his fault in case he deviates from any of the contract's clauses.
Getting into a smartphone buying agreement with your teenager need not be too imposing on the part of your child. There should be freedom with the use of the smart phone but make sure that you will impose all consequences stipulated in the contract. It is always important to follow the rules to the "t".
Getting into Smart Phone Buying Agreement with Your Teenager
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