Mobiles have ‘key role for young’
According to the recent study published by BBC: More parents than ever now see mobiles as vital tools in supervising children’s behaviour, giving them peace of mind, and making young people feel safer.
Despite fears over “happy slapping”, text bullying and mobile crime, parents say that young people are safer with them than without, say researchers.
Young people were more concerned about happy slapping than their parents, with two-thirds reporting they had been a victim or knew someone who had been.
The research was carried out by the The Trust for Study of Adolescence and showed that parents typically bought children mobiles when they moved to secondary schools so they could keep track of them and for emergencies.
But while parents said they liked to call their children on the mobile because they felt more reassured when they actually heard their voice, young people preferred to text parents.
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