Arguments Against Tween

I believe a “tween” is perfectly capable of handling a cell phone. Phone provides many benefits such as increased safety, independence, and communication. The possible dangers present when owning a phone at a young age are minimal and eliminated easily by safety locks and parental access. Phones allow you to speak friends and bully alike and can be used to reach out for help. If your child is the only when without a phone it can lead to them being ostracized by other children and be left out of social events. Firstly one of the arguments against tweens having phones is that it is incredibly unsafe due to the access it gives your child to the internet, friends, and even strangers but it doesn’t have to be this way. Many cell phones these
days come with several safety features a parent could use to make phones safer for their children. One feature is a tracker you can enable on the phone to see where it is at, which could be used as a great safety feature. Another thing you could do to make your child’s cellphone more safe is enable it to only got o certain sites that way you can make sure your child isn’t accessing anything frightening dangerous or inappropriate. Secondly I disagree that a major reason to withhold phones are they can be used to send mean and damaging things. Bullying isn’t something that can be avoided by sheltering your child instead it is important to teach them positive ways to overcome mean people which is a valuable lesson in life. The phone can also be used to foster close and healthy relationships with friends and family. I believe that the opportunity to grow relationships outweighs the fear of your child maybe at some point receiving mean messages. Thirdly not having a phone if everyone else has one can lead your child to miss developing a key social skill and be left behind in terms of social development. Texting is one of the ways we communicate the most with others whether you like it or not. It is important that we learn at a young age the clearest and best way to communicate. If your child cannot communicate clearly it can lead to loneliness and isolation. In order for your child to be healthy and happy they have to be able to develop relationships which in this day and age involve texting or chatting online. Finally I believe that the benefits of having a hone at a younger age outweigh the negatives. Most negative things such as bullying, being exposed to graphic content and a false sense of security can all be negated fairly easily. The positives on the other hand are crucial to your child’s social and emotional development. Trying to overprotect your child can cause them harm in the long run.