How cell phone effects on out social and family life?
548362
it doesn't affect. big deal.
197446
I've heard it could cause health problems because of the electromagnetic energy. Doctors are also concerned because so many kids are using cell phones now. I only use mine when I have to. I really do hate them.
1023950
I'ts pretty sad.AHHHH the good ol'' days when u played football and rode bikes with ur friends and had to rely on ur wits.I hope when my kid is a teenager he actually will go outside and play and not spend his time writing answers on Yahoo. Although i like all the new tech stuff i could only imagine it growing up.I'd be one lazy azz adult if i had all this s*it when i was 13.God bless my childhood...........To answer your ? the phones will be the size of a piece of gum we will fly to work have virtual sex and have to wear spacesuits when we go outside. I cant fu**ing wait!!!(sigh)
851543
It is nauseating some times.  People are rude on their phone, they talk too loud, they talk while driving which is extremely dangerous, they talk for too long, they leave the ringer on while at the movie theater, they leave their Bluetooth hanging on their ear which looks RIDICULOUS AND PATHETIC.  By the way, it increases the risk of brain cancer.  Totally unacceptable social behaviour.  Then you have kids with cell phones, people taking unsolicited pictures of others which is an invasion of privacy.  It just drives me nuts!
981127
Statistics have shown that families that spend quality time together have a better chance at raising children to be confident, responsible and successful adults.  They learn they are valued and loved and feel secure in their environment.  Spending quality time together no matter what relationship you're in opens the communication gap that can be hard to breach.  The more time you spend together  the more comfortable you feel with one another and are more likely to turn to them in a time of conflict or just for some advise.  So yes it is very important to spend time with my family. It  is extremely important for each one of us!
494070
Some people just can't talk on the phone.  My husband and I love each other very much and have a wonderful relationship but when he was in Iraq, our phone conversations last about ten minutes on average.  We just aren't phone people.  When he came home, we had alot to catch up on that we just never brought up over the phone.  Don't worry about it so much.
240424
I don't know that requiring "hands-free" cell phone use in cars will have the desired effect of making drivers more safe. I don't feel that the issue is that of having a phone in the driver's hand while driving. I feel that a lot of the problem is that when someone is talking on a cell phone, hands-free or not, there is a lot of cognitive thought going into the conversation they are having on the phone. This takes cognition away from driving, thus making one more susceptible to having accidents. Taking the cell phone out of someones hand & replacing it with a hands-free system will still require that cognitive effort to be on the conversation rather than the act of driving.
827520
=definitely a cell phone.  Not only in case of emergency, but your friends can keep in contact with you anywhere you go and your parents phone will not always be ringing.
298743
Whatever one thinks about television, there's no denying that it has had a negative impact on family relationships. Families don't eat dinner together anymore because everyone want to eat while watching TV. TV shows put ideas into everyone's heads about how they should be and what everyone else should be doing. Television is used as a babysitter for young children, so they learn to trust it more than anyone else.
567030
A cacophony of ringing cell phones is annoying anywhere, but in the classroom it's an unacceptable distraction. A decade ago, it would have been an unheard-of distraction, as well. Few adults owned or used cellular phones then, and even fewer children. \n\nBut times have changed. As the prices of cell phones fall, their use is growing, especially among teenagers. Increasingly, school boards are having to decide how to deal with students who bring these ubiquitous communication devices to school. \n\nIt might seem like a no-brainer to ban student use of cell phones in schools, but few policy decisions are that clear-cut. The necessity for banning another electronic communication device -- the pager -- has been widely understood and accepted. Cell phone bans, however, present a conundrum: During the Columbine shootings, students were able to call for help on their cell phones, drawing dramatic attention to the safety aspects of cell phones. \n\nInexpensive equipment and low-cost family service plans have made cell phones "affordable to just about anyone," says Lisa Ihde, manager of wireless education programs at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association in Washington, D.C. Parents want the phones, says Ihde, to communicate with their children throughout the day. The association doesn't know how many of the phones that parents buy go to their children, but anecdotally, cell phone use by teens seems to be on the rise. \n\nSchool boards can find themselves at odds with parents or their communities when forming policies about student cell phones, despite the conviction held by many educators that student cell phones do not belong in school. "Cell phones ringing during a class would be very distracting to the learning environment," says Mary Beth King, vice president of the Plano, Texas, school board. "We are committed to maintaining the sanctity of the classroom." \n\nEven among those who endorse cell phone restrictions, there is disagreement. Some educators believe only a total ban will prevent disruptions. Others argue that bans don't teach children to use technology like cell phones responsibly.\n\n\nCommunity support: \n\nSome school boards have faced dissenting parents over the ban, while others have earned community support. The Plano Independent School District has banned electronic communication devices since 1995. Board vice president King says the board put the policy in place before many students had access to cell phones or pagers. \n\n"Parents have been very understanding about the policy and supportive of [there being] no disruptions in student learning," says King. "We are also very good about facilitating communication, should a parent need to reach the child during the school day." \n\nIn Franklin, Wis., the school board first banned pagers, then broadened the policy to include two-way electronic communication devices. Dave Szychlinski, president of the Franklin School Board, says the broad language was necessary because it could include up-and-coming technology, such as handheld computers like Palm Pilots. "Students functioned well before cell phones," says Szychlinski. "They're not necessary for students in their daily activities." \n\nBefore the Cobb County (Ga.) School Board banned pagers and cell phones in 1997, teachers complained that students interrupted class when they forgot to turn off their beepers or ringers. Also, students talked on the phones between classes. \n\nBoard member Curt Johnston says parents were unhappy at first, but became used to the rule. On the other hand, students complained that they were being punished for the misbehavior of only a few students, a point he sees as valid. "I would prefer to confiscate devices and charge in-school suspensions for in-school users or disrupters on a case-by-case basis," says Johnston, "but not ban possession by students who use them responsibl
670382
No, it makes you smarter (see link below) :)\n\nThere is some danger.  Most of the "studies" done, however, use the equivalent of talking all day every day for a year with the phone directly against your head as the level of exposure they test.  Unless that's you, there's probably not much to worry about.
691418
Start being an adult.  Be respectful, responsile, and mature.  You will enjoy life more.  Okay?  If I was your parent, you wouldn't have a cell phone at all.  Be greatful for what you DO have in life.
560141
Communication is the foundation of a good relationship.  If you have a hard time talking on the phone without conflict, reserve all the hard discussion for face to face conversations.  Try " I love you and I miss you"  it always works for me.
361358
I'm bad on the phone too. We just leave the phone for when we make plans, and have actual conversations face to face. If you're in a long distance relationship and need to communicate this way, talk about your day and then use the events to spark up conversations on your thoughts about certain topics.
222195
Pros: Avoid pay-telephone booths, call parents for emergencies, cheat on tests ;)\n\nCons: bill for parents (sometimes student takes care of it), disrupts other students from learning, RADIATION FROM THE PHONES WILL MAKE THEM SMALLER ;)
218294
not sure but cellphones and the internet sure do seem to have helped them travel faster. The younger generation is so inter-connected all it takes is only little spark of a rumor true or false and it just grows out of control and it's like everybody knows. I remember this thing a teacher did once to show how gossip travels and changes along the way. He whispered a rumor about someone in the first student's ear and told him to whisper into the next and so on and so on. By the time it got through all 30 kids it was a totally different rumor. Kids just added stuff and changed the whole message. It was a lot worse and totally untrue. I guess he was trying to teach kids not to spread rumors. They can really hurt people and there are usually not true.
481438
I love my cell phone and now I don't have a land line at home. Like anything, I think it can be abused or overused. I think its very rude to be dealing with a customer or walking with someone and be on the phone with someone else.