SHOULD EVERY CHILD HAVE A MOBILE PHONE?-by Fernando Frías

Should every child have a mobile phone?

It doesn’t mean that we always have to have it with us

and therefore have it on.I would like to refer to the advantages and disadvantages of having one.

Nowadays a large number of children have mobiles but a lot of schools  have banned their use.Meanwhile, the benefits of having them are beginning to be accepted as it happened with portable computers.As mobile phones are like small computers it means there are a lot more potential uses for the phone in the classroom.But if mobiles are to be used in schools then it will become necessary for every child to have one.So,let’s look into the pros of having a mobile.For example:

• We are never out of contact with friends,parents,police or our school.
• They are a way to quickly contact someone if we are in trouble or lost.
• They have proved to be very helpful in large scale disasters like floods,earthquakes etc.
• For every day security,this way our parents may know where we are at all times or if we feel unsafe somewhere.

 Cons

•  There may be no signal when you are in trouble.
• The phone may have been turned off.
• The battery may have run out.
• The addictive influence of the mobile can make you isolate from the rest of the people around.

In my opinion mobile telephones may have a lot of good things that benefit us but we also have to be aware of its bad influences and see where the limit is.It’s a matter of self-control.Because like any drug or habit it can be harmful if we don’t use it properly.