If your teenage child is away from home, maybe hanging out with friends or watching a football game or simply taking a leisurely walk in the countryside and he or she decides that they want to call home, what do they do? The answer, of course is that they reach for their cell phone and make the call. It is as easy as that. But this was not always the case.
It is not too long ago that the only option in circumstances such as those described above was for them to find the closest public telephone, persuade a local resident or business person to allow them to use their phone or forgo making the call altogether. Limited choices such as these seem almost inconceivable, particularly to today's younger generation, to whom a mobile phone is considered to be one of life's essential accoutrements. And it is in respect of our younger generation that the greatest benefit of a mobile phone is apparent because, much more importantly than permitting them to contact others easily, the ownership of a cell phone allows their parents or guardians to contact them if, for example, they are not home on time or are not where they are supposed to be at any given time. Of course it also gives them access to make emergency calls should the need arise.
The monthly bills for mobile phones can be enormous, particularly if you are the parent of several children, but the peace of mind that a parent can receive from knowing that their child or children are always accessible is worth the cost. There are also options available to minimise the cost of a mobile phone, such as Pay as You Go deals or contracts that offer free minutes of call time and/or free SMS messages. If you make an exhaustive search of all the available deals you will be able to find a cheap mobile phone for your child/children and thereby ensure that he or she or they are always contactable if you need to contact them and, equally, that they can reach you, or, in the worst case scenario, the emergency services should the need ever arise.
In this sense, the development of mobile communication technology has to be seen as a really positive change for the better for the safety and security of our teenagers and the peace of mind of us parents!.
It is not too long ago that the only option in circumstances such as those described above was for them to find the closest public telephone, persuade a local resident or business person to allow them to use their phone or forgo making the call altogether. Limited choices such as these seem almost inconceivable, particularly to today's younger generation, to whom a mobile phone is considered to be one of life's essential accoutrements. And it is in respect of our younger generation that the greatest benefit of a mobile phone is apparent because, much more importantly than permitting them to contact others easily, the ownership of a cell phone allows their parents or guardians to contact them if, for example, they are not home on time or are not where they are supposed to be at any given time. Of course it also gives them access to make emergency calls should the need arise.
The monthly bills for mobile phones can be enormous, particularly if you are the parent of several children, but the peace of mind that a parent can receive from knowing that their child or children are always accessible is worth the cost. There are also options available to minimise the cost of a mobile phone, such as Pay as You Go deals or contracts that offer free minutes of call time and/or free SMS messages. If you make an exhaustive search of all the available deals you will be able to find a cheap mobile phone for your child/children and thereby ensure that he or she or they are always contactable if you need to contact them and, equally, that they can reach you, or, in the worst case scenario, the emergency services should the need ever arise.
In this sense, the development of mobile communication technology has to be seen as a really positive change for the better for the safety and security of our teenagers and the peace of mind of us parents!.
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