It is not a show of parental love allowing teenagers to have internet enabled mobile devices of their own. The social media space is a strong influence on the modern day child and is capable of setting children on the path contrary to the moral ethics the parents have been trying so hard to instill in them.
Prohibiting and disallowing the modern day child from using internet accessible phones won't kill them or deprive them of civil exposure. We went through that stage way back in the early 90's while growing up and here we are using modern the technology for the right things.
If you are so Committed that your kids becomes Internet savvy; then embrace the option to buying a desktop computer and mount it in your house for them to practice on at their convenience. It is easier that way to monitor the nature of sites they visit and then exercise corrective and control measures where the need arises. On the need for them to communicate with their friends or family members, have a general phone at home and recharge it once in a while for everyone to use or rather get them the mini mobile devices (Torchlight phone as populary called in the Nigerian context). This generation of children if allowed to use social media as they deem fit will not only be heading for the path of doom but also of complete moral decadence in the soceity.
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