Parents should be aware that cell phones are very dangerous. Two factors play into this: sexting and texting and driving. Sexting is when someone takes a nude picture of him/herself and sends it to someone else. It might seem like harmless fun, but it’s just the opposite. Sexting does more harm than anyone knows, there have been deaths related to sexting. One of the most talked about cases was of a young lady named Jesse Logan. Jesse was a high school graduate with many plans for her future. At the time she had a boyfriend who she sent nude pictures too. After they broke up the boyfriend decided to send the pictures to some of the girls in school. Jesse was tortured by her fellow peers and her so called friends. Eventually the torture was just too much, she ended up killing herself. This goes to show that sexting is no joke and should be taken more seriously.  Parents should also monitor their children more, so nothing like this happens to their child. Then we have the issue of texting and driving. Before cell phones became an important part of our society you never heard of texting and driving. Now every state has laws against this common phenomenon. In a recent poll by Health Day, it has been confirmed that 1/3 (37%) of drivers have admitted to either receiving a text or sending a text while driving. The texting and driving law is, “All drivers are prohibited from texting – that is, typing, sending or reading a text message with a hand-held mobile telephone or mobile electronic device. Exceptions to the rule exist for emergency calls and calls made while using a hands-free device.” As you can see texting and driving is not taken lightly. Parents should also set a better example when it comes to this topic of texting and driving; my mother has texted while she was driving numerous times. It’s more likely that you’re going to do the same thing, because it’s like monkey see, monkey do. Therefore, parents should make a better example by not texting and driving.

Cell phones do have their many pros and cons. However, in this case the cons out weigh the pros. Therefore, we as a society should try to use our cell phones less, and then maybe the car crash rate will decrease along with our spelling and grammar problems. Just by reducing your texting time or anytime you spend on your phone you’ll be able to do something more productive or beneficial with your life