Comments on: News Commentary: The Opportunity Cost Of Texting http://www.ITThoughtOfTheDay.com/2010/02/14/news-commentary-the-opportunity-cost-of-texting/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:39:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Scott Coughlin http://www.ITThoughtOfTheDay.com/2010/02/14/news-commentary-the-opportunity-cost-of-texting/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Scott Coughlin Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:13:32 +0000 http://www.ITThoughtOfTheDay.com/2010/02/14/news-commentary-the-opportunity-cost-of-texting/#comment-290 Thank you very much for posting your thoughts on this article. Your comments really added to the discussion. Thank you, also, for the readership. -Scott Thank you very much for posting your thoughts on this article. Your comments really added to the discussion.

Thank you, also, for the readership.

-Scott

]]> By: Russell Hyken http://www.ITThoughtOfTheDay.com/2010/02/14/news-commentary-the-opportunity-cost-of-texting/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Russell Hyken Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:06:43 +0000 http://www.ITThoughtOfTheDay.com/2010/02/14/news-commentary-the-opportunity-cost-of-texting/#comment-289 I recently readn and article about how teens actually "play" with their phones more than talking on them. Teens fully utilize every aspect of their cell phones, and I think it okay. We are a tech society. Parents need to enforce some rules. For example, texting at the dinner table should be forbidden to encourage conversation and placing phones on a centrally located family charging station to avoid late night action is a must. Parents shouldn't let teens talk into the night. Check out my blog to read more about what I think. http://ed-psy.com/blog/ I recently readn and article about how teens actually “play” with their phones more than talking on them. Teens fully utilize every aspect of their cell phones, and I think it okay. We are a tech society.

Parents need to enforce some rules. For example, texting at the dinner table should be forbidden to encourage conversation and placing phones on a centrally located family charging station to avoid late night action is a must. Parents shouldn’t let teens talk into the night.

Check out my blog to read more about what I think. http://ed-psy.com/blog/

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