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Three Reasons Why Your Teenager Requires A Cell Phone

With the growing use and dependency on cell phones, many a parent might wonder whether it is right for them to buy their teenaged children a cell phone. Also, news connecting mobiles to various medical issues have acted as a dampener for many a child's chances to get a mobile for Christmas or on their birthday. While most of the rumours about medical issues are just that - rumours - there are some issues that are really worthy of a thought for parents who wish to buy their children a phone.

For example, if the child is provided with a mobile phone and actually has no use of it, they might think of it of just another cheap toy and misuse it or use it roughly. Another reason that parents would not buy their children a mobile is it may allow the teenager a chance to be too social - something that nobody would want at a young age. However, there are some advantages of getting a mobile for a teenager that are worth looking into. Here are the top three.

Automatic Babysitter:

All of us have come across a situation where we had to leave our children away for even an hour. O f course, babysitters are a decent lot, but it is infinitely better if your child has a cell phone to contact daddy and mummy in case they miss you. Of course, you do not have to buy the latest mobile phone with all the features, a simple cheap cell phone will do well for this requirement.

Immediate Means of Contact:

With mobile phones becoming commonplace, public telephones are disappearing fast, something that can be an inconvenience if someone wants to contact somebody in an emergency and does not have a cell phone - and the level of inconvenience increases if the said person is a teenager. A mobile phone acts as a means of immediate contact if the teenager has to contact anyone.

Technical Aspect:

Gone are the days when people could do without a strand of technology in their lives. Today, it is very important that one learns how to use technological devices, the mobile phone being just the most basic of such devices. If a teenager is given a mobile phone early, he or she will be comfortable with using enhanced technological devices like computers, GPS etc later in life.

by: jennifer




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