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Every teen today owns a smartphone, but a very low percentage of them know the etiquettes of using their devices in the public gatherings. This is the reason they stay glued to their cell phones in every social setting. Their devices make ignorant of their surroundings and create a fantasy world for them that they enjoy living in there 24/7. They start keeping the cell phones close to their heart and hands even during meal time, study hours, sleep timings etc. If you want your teen to use their cell phones appropriately, infuse cell phone etiquette into them using the below-given ideas.
Talk about the Etiquetes Formally!
An informal talk can minimize the essence of your message so it is highly recommended that you talk to your teens about the etiquettes of using cell phones in a formal way. Tell them what is permissible and what isn?t so they get their guidelines in a pr?cised manner which makes them practice those too.
Practice the Etiquetes Yourself!
Telling your teen to put the phone away during family gatherings, over dining table won?t work if you?re guilty of doing the same thing.?So practice the etiquettes of using cell phones yourself. Do not carry your cell phone with you during meals and avoid using them while talking to your kids ESPECIALLY! A good eye contact with them during conversations will communicate your message more forcefully.
Use Cell Phone Parental Controls:
Another nice idea that works is using the cell phone parental controls. Apps like FamilyTime help you put parental controls over your teens? smartphones so you can always control their device usage remotely. Using the app, you can actually blacklist the applications that make your teen disobey you. You can also put the screen lock remotely and ban their access to the device in no time. This is not all, FamilyTime app does more than just locking the phone or blocking the apps.
