Watch out: Cell phones can be addictive

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Teenagers nowadays are addicted to mobile application as there are many interesting apps to be explored. This had results in dominated teenager’s daily life activity by interrupting their sleep, work and study. Certain people use smartphones to lift their moods. For such people, losing a phone or having its battery die could cause anxiety or panic. To ensure mobile app do not become an addiction, Parents can enforce a house rule that allows access cell phone only during certain times of the day. (Family Bootcamp, 2016)

Reference: Family Bootcamp. (2016). Teen Cell Phone Addiction. [online] Available at: http://familybootcamp.org/cell-phone-addiction/ [Accessed 22 Jun. 2016].

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By: Loo Su Fia

Internet: Thin line between use and misuse

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There is a thin line between use and misuse mobile application as parents often gift their children with communication gadgets to assuage their guilt of spending less time with their children, but they would not understand that this will lead to the misuse of mobile application by their children as they lack of guidance when access through it such as pornography and scam. To create awareness, schools had organized workshops for children and parents regarding the basic precautions. The only solutions for parents to prevent this, they need to explain things from young age and dissuade them from watching objectionable content. Parents should be role model to their child (Nair, 2016).

Read more here: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Internet-Thin-line-between-use-and-misuse/articleshow/50591784.cms

By: Lau Jing Qi

5 Epic Ways We Misuse Mobile Technology

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The five ways of misuse mobile technology are politicians watch explicit materials in parliament, 

people see people’s head and outstretch Ipads during concerts, children misuse the in-app purchase, undated social news and constantly sharing selfies (Lim, 2016). The consequences are bad impact on studies, the students become additive to mobile phones which lead to poor grades. Accidents also occur as drivers play phone while driving and will cause serious health issues (Point, 2015). To solve this, parents should limit the types of apps, parents should educate their children the proper way to use the mobile apps (Life, 2012).

References

Life, T. (2012) How to Prevent your Teen From Misusing Their Cell Phone - This Busy Life, This Busy Life. Available at: http://www.thisbusylife.com/2012/11/12/how-to-prevent-your-teen-from-misusing-their-cell-phone/(Accessed: 18 June 2016).

Point, M. (2015) Positive and negative impact of cell phones, My Essay Point. Available at: http://myessaypoint.com/positive-and-negative-impact-of-cell-phones (Accessed: 18 June 2016).

Read more here: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/misuse-mobile-technology/

By: Lau Jing Qi