Are Students Bothered By Cell Phones, Internet?

Cell phone calls remain as the most frequently used technology, followed by e-mail. Text messaging is quickly increasing.  Parents are rivaling their kids with their texting abilities.


This generation reports having great relationships with their parents.  A lot of this is due to the open communication.  So Parents, you need to feel good about changing the secretive communication patterns of the past.  Put now, it is important to look at how much communication is enough.
Young Adults tend to be less autonomous when there is a parent trying to control the student’s decision-making process, such as deciding which courses to take or solving problems with teachers or friends.  This is stopping your child from learning what they need to learn to become independent adults.
Communication between the parent and young adult should foster independence and promote confidence in making decisions.  It should not inhibit it.
Remember, you don’t always have to take the call.  And when you do take the call, listen, discuss options (a discussion means everyone in the conversation participates in finding the solution) and then ask, “what are you going to do about this?”  Let them know you have confidence in their decision making and yes, sometimes it is not going to work.  Sometimes, they are going to figure it out even better than you would.