Children are addicted to mobile phones during summer vacation. One mother’s 18 family rules for mobile phone use are worth learning from all parents!

During the summer vacation, many students inevitably fell into the whirlpool of mobile phones and were unable to extricate themselves. At this time, parents tried their best and it seemed to have no effect… What I want to share with you today is a mother who gave her son a gift on his 13th birthday. When the child bought a mobile phone, he wrote a letter to his son, which set out 18 rules for using mobile phones. It is worth thinking about for all parents! If we take a closer look at these 18 family rules, we will find that many principles are not only applicable to children’s use of mobile phones. Some of the educational concepts reflected in them are actually more worthy of our study. Dear Son: Now you are the proud owner of a smartphone. marvelous! You are an excellent, responsible 13-year-old boy who deserves this gift. But while accepting this gift, you have to follow some rules and regulations. Please read the following usage agreement from beginning to end. I hope you understand that it is my job to develop you into a well-rounded, healthy, socially useful young person who can adapt to new technologies without being swayed by them. If you fail to comply with the following agreement, I will terminate your ownership of this phone. 01 Article 1: This is my mobile phone, I bought it with money. But I am willing to lend it to you, should you be grateful to me? Interpretation: This is a property rights issue. In Western countries, parents\’ property belongs to the parents and has nothing to do with the children. This is a very important concept. When parents buy daily necessities for their children, the property rights still belong to the parents, and the children should be grateful. This is completely different from our children asking for things from their parents as a matter of course, and lying on the ground and rolling around if they don\’t give. If the parents can\’t do it, they feel sorry for their children. It\’s really very different. 02 Article 2: I want to know my mobile phone password forever. Interpretation: This is a right-to-know issue. It\’s not just that parents own the phone that gives them the right to know the phone\’s password. More importantly, 13-year-old children are minors, and parents should have the right to know their children\’s secrets. As a social tool for children, mobile phones contain important information about their children\’s growth. Parents have the right to know. At this time, the right to privacy should be less than the right to know. 03 Rule 3: If the phone rings, answer it. It\’s just a phone call. Learn to talk on the phone with the right attitude. If the screen says incoming calls from “Mom” and “Dad” – never ignore them. Interpretation: This is a matter of politeness. Mobile phones can communicate with people, and of course social etiquette is involved. Our children need to pay attention to more than just answering the phone. Specific to parents, children must respond to their parents\’ concerns in a timely manner. 04 Article 4: Hand the phone to your parents on time at 7:30 every night (9:00 on weekends). It will be turned off at night and turned on again at 7:30 am. Listen carefully and treat other families with respect, as we expect the same respect. Interpretation: Respect others. During other people\’s breaks, try not to disturb them. Many of us adults should also learn this! 05 Article 5: Mobile phones cannot be brought to school, and this is also the current school requirement. and your cell phonesLet’s talk to the friends in the text messages in person. This is a basic life skill. The situation of early release from school, outings and extracurricular activities requires detailed analysis of specific issues. Interpretation: Don’t let mobile phones affect learning. In addition, language is easier to communicate than text and the communication effect is better. 06 Article 6: If it falls into the toilet, breaks on the floor, or disappears into thin air, you will be responsible for replacing or repairing it. Please mow the lawn, babysit, and save some of the money you received for your birthday to help pay for the repairs. There will always be a time when your phone needs to be repaired, and you should be prepared. Interpretation: This involves issues of property rights, sense of responsibility, and remuneration for labor. We have known since childhood that we need to compensate for damage to public property. In fact, we also need to compensate for damage to things at home. The child has caused financial losses and must earn money through his own labor to compensate. For example, when President Reagan was a child, he was fined by the police for setting off firecrackers in violation of regulations. His parents lent him the fine. At the age of 11, he worked for half a year before repaying his father\’s money. This is obviously more educational than our \”son makes mistakes and I bear it, and I punish my son by paying for it\”. 07 Article 7: Do not use your mobile phone to deceive or fool others. Conversations that do not involve harming others. People who are not familiar with each other can be friends first, and don\’t show your heart and soul easily. Interpretation: Be honest and kind. 08 Article 8: If you don’t want to say it in person, don’t say it via text message, email, or phone call. Interpretation: Direct communication is the best way to solve problems. Face it bravely and don\’t avoid it. 09 Rule 9: If you can\’t say it out loud in front of the other person\’s parents, don\’t say it via text message, email, or phone call. Interpretation: Parents are the closest people. If you have any problems, first reflect on yourself and then communicate with your parents. There is nothing that friends can know but parents cannot know. 10 Article 10: Don’t read pornographic information. Search and read the information you share publicly with me on the web. If you have any questions, ask someone else – preferably me or your dad. Interpretation: Minors should not be involved in pornography, which is the bottom line in any country. 11 Article 11: In public places: turn off your phone, or at least mute it. Especially in restaurants, movie theaters, or when talking to people. Are you a rude person and can\’t let a cell phone change that. Interpretation: This is a matter of etiquette in public places. It is basic etiquette and self-cultivation not to influence others in public places, and the use of mobile phones is just one aspect. Think about it, every time we have a meeting, the leader always says to turn off the phone or mute it. In fact, this is the basic usage principle that we have known since we got our first mobile phone. This is the cultivation we should have even without a mobile phone! 12 Article 12: Do not send or receive photos of your private parts or anyone else’s private parts. Do not laugh. As smart as you think you are, one day you will be tempted. This is dangerous and can ruin your teenage, college, and adult life. This is always a bad idea. The boundless cyberspace is more powerful than you. So there\’s no way to recover from it – including a bad reputation. Interpretation: Tell children about the dangers of pornography,Similar to Article 10. 13 Rule 13: Don’t take countless photos and videos. You don\’t have to use your phone to record everything. Experience life wholeheartedly, and these images will be stored in your eternal memory. Interpretation: Don’t become a slave to your mobile phone. We always think that the scenery we photograph means we own it, and that collecting articles means reading them ourselves, but this is not the case. 14 Article 14: Leave your phone at home occasionally, and then go out with peace of mind. It’s not alive or an extension of you, and you’ll be fine without your phone. Interpretation: Don’t be kidnapped by your mobile phone. 15 Article 15: Try to download some new or classic music. Don’t listen to the same songs as your peers. Your generation has better access to music than any generation in human history, so Mom hopes you will take advantage of this opportunity to broaden your horizons. Interpretation: You cannot follow the crowd, you must have your own unique and advanced aspects. This doesn\’t seem to be just talking about mobile phones. 16 Article 16: Use your mobile phone to play word games, puzzles or brain teasers from time to time. Interpretation: Education through fun. Entertainment is human nature, and mobile phones have entertainment functions. While entertaining, they can also help intelligence, which is the best of both worlds. This concept can also be applied to other aspects. 17 Article 17: See the world with your eyes. Observe what is happening in the world around you: look out the window, listen to the chirping of the birds, take a walk, chat with people, and just be in a daze without searching on Google (Baidu in China). Interpretation: Don’t be a bowhead. Except for the mobile phone, it is deaf and blind. This is really a disease. 18 Article 18: There will be times when you cannot make good use of your mobile phone. I will take the phone back. Then, let\’s sit down and talk about the problems we encountered. Let\’s start over together, and I will always be by your side, learning and improving from experience together. We are in the same boat. Interpretation: Contract awareness and family awareness. Some people say that one of the biggest characteristics of Westerners is their sense of contract. But talking about ugly things up front can indeed save a lot of trouble on how to handle things when something goes wrong. At the same time, Westerners also pay attention to family. As a family, we grow together, both at home and abroad. Written at the end: Obviously, this letter is not only a mother’s guide to restraining her children from using mobile phones, but also reflects a mother’s complete educational philosophy. In fact, if you take a closer look, this mother\’s requirements from being a person to doing things are simply a \”code for primary and secondary school students\”! It\’s just that she used her mobile phone as a carrier to make those abstract nouns more concrete. Parents may be able to learn more if they carefully study these 18 family rules on mobile phone use…