Parents Losing Their Kids to Techno-Tangle -- Cell Phone, Social Site Eat Away at Family Life
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › January 25, 2010
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Like many working parents, Beverly Flaxington armed her daughter with a cell phone in fifth grade, when the time came for her to venture out alone. At first, it was a great way to stay in touch.
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Parents Losing Their Kids to Techno-Tangle -- Cell Phone, Social Site Eat Away at Family Life
Now 13, Samantha's grades have slipped drastically and she's obsessed with texting, Facebook and her laptop, sometimes falling asleep in her clothes clutching her phone. When her texting exceeded 2,000 messages a day, her parents shut off t...
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