Mobile Phone and Children

There is a joke that soon new born children will be given mobile phones together with their rattles. It is really so: the mobile owners are getting "younger" every year. In technically developed countries children use mobile phones since 6 years old. It is the after-effect of the growing popularity of mobile communication. Among the reasons parents find for buying a mobile phone for their offspring are: possibility to control him, way to provide his security and the method to make him organized. They want to reach him anytime and anywhere.

But this device can influence your kid in a bad way. First of all, most children consider it as the way of self-affirmation. They tend to boast of having an expensive model of mobile phone. Except negative pedagogic effect it can be rather dangerous for a kid himself as he can become a victim of thieves and pickpockets. Besides, modern children are quite isolated from communication with others. Isn't a mobile phone a means of communication? – You may wonder. But Internet and mobile phone substitute the real communication for a child, what is not very good for him. After all, it may cause a mobile phone addiction which can be another item of expenses for a family.

Health impact of mobile phone upon the child's health is obvious. You should control the usage of mobile phone of your kid. It's preferable to avoid buying him models with small screen as it may lead to the eyesight worsening.

Anyway, buying your child a mobile phone may be the indicator of his education and manners. You will quickly see how organized, responsible and well-mannered your kid is.