In an Oct. 1 Associated Press article, parents indicated that they are experimenting with various means of controlling their children's technology use in a way that encourages positive interactions without giving rise to parent-child confrontations:
We all know teens love their gadgets -- more for texting than talking. But the devices are posing some new challenges for parents. How can they teach their tech-savvy kids some electronic etiquette?
So far, parents are learning on the fly, imposing new rules for their young offenders such as "no texting at dinner." ...
It's not only cell phones that parents are restricting.
Many are establishing control over their children's computer use -- setting themselves up as administrators for Internet accounts, asking kids questions about who they are communicating with online, and at times looking directly over their shoulders at the screen.
Labels: technology, computers, texting, communication
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