Nov 23, 2009 13:00
In today’s generation, cell phone use is becoming more and more common at a younger age. As cell phones became more frequent over the last two decades, parents have become more likely to supply their children with them, often rationalized as a way of being aware of their children’s activities and whereabouts. In “Parenting by Cell Phone: Parental Monitoring of Adolescents and Family Relations,” Robert S. Weisskirch studies the link between parents and their children, and how cell phone use can harm or help their relationship.