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Welcome to Parents Corner, a resource aimed at parents seeking a no-nonsense guide to understanding the use of cellphones by the youth.
Some of the issues we will cover are:
- Is it a good idea to give my child a cellphone, even if it is just to make emergency calls?
- Should I be concerned that my child spends every evening on his or her cellphone chatting with friends?
- I got this huge bill this month, how do I find out where these charges come from?
- Someone is sending bullying SMS messages to my child, what can I do about this?
We recognise that parenting is not easy and that the cellphone has added to the generation gap, especially if you as a parent are perplexed by mobile technology and just can't get the gist of why thumb culture is so appealing to today's youth.
Parents Corner aims to provide you with a toolbox to better equip you to make informed parenting decisions when it comes to cellphones. The only way for parents to close the technological generation gap is to use the mobile technology tools that their children use.
To get started, simply go to the topic that most concerns you or visit our blog for our most recent feature article.
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For younger kids - here is a call parents only cellphone
I found this product a while ago. This enables my kid to call me if there is an emergency, but can't call anyone else. Exactly what i need!
http://www.kalahari.net/electronics/Firefly-Cellphone-for-kids/4585/3288...
MxiT
My son is a eighteen year old mxit 'junkie' , i am worried about the ammount of stress that his involvment with the people using this program causes him. To him its all very real, and you cannot get a word in edge ways,he speaks of death threats against him by one user and this user knowing personal info on him that he never could have gotten his hands on.what can i as a parent do to insure his safety?
Reporting cyberbullying
You can report cyberbullying directly to MXit, go to: www.mxit.co.za and click on the Report Abuse link at the bottom of the website.
Other steps you can take are: get your son to change their profile on MXit, encourage him not to engage with strangers in chat rooms, and to only chat with friends. However, if you feel that the matter needs to be reported to the police then do so in the interest of ensuring your child's safety.