“Students With Cell Phones May Take More Risks, Study Finds.” Ascribe Newswire: Health. 3/3/2008. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. Helmke Lib., Ft. Wayne, IN. 26 Mar. 2008.
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This is an interesting article that states that a lot of kids feel safer with phones. The article details why kids and adolescents feel safer carrying cell phones, even so much as saying that if the cell was not present, they would not venture outside after dark. I figured I would use this article to support the idea that many parents are wanting kids to carry cell phones, due to all the risks of today’s society.
Parenting. (2008): 22.1:24. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. Helmke Lib., Ft. Wayne, IN. 26 Mar. 2008.
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This article is a very short one. It details a poll of mothers asking if they believe children under 12 should have phones and then why or why not. Of the 1,700 polled, 79% said no. This was a surprising fact, and the reasons were just as shocking. Most parents thought kids on cell phones was annoying, so did not want their kids to have them. I figured that parents would have better reasons for kids not using phones, but that did not seem to be the case here. This poll shows different reasons for cell phone use, both under the positive side, and the negative side. I hope to use it in referencing my facts.
“Cell Phones--Do They Put Kids At Risk For Harmful Health Effects?” Child Health Alert (2005): 23: 2. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. Helmke Lib., Ft. Wayne, IN. 26 Mar. 2008.
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This article details studies done in the past about cell phone usage and tumors. It says that there is no connection in the study of adults and the cell phone use, but that may not hold true for kids. As of now, there is not enough research on how cell phones may affect children, because the technological generation is still so new. The study was done in Sweden as well, not the US, so there may be some huge differences. The studies were inconsistent concerning the adults, because each study got varying degrees of fact. But, through this, the article is a good basis because it shows the idea is out there, and that research is being done.
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