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Monday, May 05, 2008

Texting May Help Improve Parent-Teen Communication

According to a survey conducted by Samsung Mobile, nearly half of all parents use text messaging to communicate with their teenagers. Most of those parents also said that text messaging improved their overall relationships with their teens.

"There is no doubt that cell phones are creating new ways for parents to connect with... teens... That is a very good thing."

And while text messaging can be a great tool, open communication is necessary in any format that works: telephone, face-to-face, over ice cream. The "art of parenting" has been around far longer than cell phones, and requires both the use of the latest technology and reliance on standard forms of communication. Source: Switched.com.

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Labels: cell_phones, communication, text_messaging

posted by ByParents-forParents at 7:35 PM

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