MADISON (WKOW) — It may have become permanently attached to your hand in the last five years. While most adults can?t seem to live without their cell phones, the same may be coming true for kids. But the debate over when a child should get a cell phone and how they should be able to use it continues.
“We’re entering a brave new world of communications where young people need to understand messages from their peers that not spoken but written or texted and be able to respond quickly. If young people don’t develop that skill, it’s going to be challenging for them to communicate effectively as adults in the future. Without learning those skills, one is likely to be left behind,” says Professor Bradford Brown, an expert in Educational Psychology.