Few things in this world can withstand the destructive force of the average teenager, none of them man-made. So it should come as no surprise to you that your teen’s smart phone has been reduced to all the functionality of a doorstop. We can count on one hand all of the things that can take such punishment, but we needed both hands for this list – 10 ways that teens abuse their smart phones:
- Laundry – Multi-pocketed cargo pants and lightweight, minuscule electronic devices make for an accident-prone mix, take it from us. Many are the smart phones that have gone for an unintended spin, never to be heard from again.
- Butt-Crunch – If his pocket of choice for phone storage happens to be a hip pocket, your teen is very likely to one day be sitting on a small fortune. And not in a good way. When butts go down, smart phones quite often go belly-up.
- Wet ‘n Wild – Swimming, water-skiing, pool parties, and even car washes have been the death of more smart phones than we can count. Kids carry them everywhere, so it’s easy to forget when that’s not such a great idea.
- At The Movies – This may more accurately constitute abuse of the public, or of phone privileges, but it is abuse nonetheless. There are good reasons why many of us wait for films to come to cable or DVD, and this is one of them.
- Dropping – If you carry it with you everywhere and text constantly, it’s only a matter of time before this happens. Sensitive devices like smart phones don’t generally pass the 3-foot drop test with flying colors.
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