WHAT'S GOOD?
No young person likes to be without their mobile phone at any time! Though every parent can be heard complaining about the bills, they can also be a good way of keeping in touch with family and friends, and ensuring that your child is safe. The family of Milly Dowler, the teenager murdered on her way home from school has launched a campaign called 'teach ur mum 2 text' through the charity Milly's Fund in an attempt to help parents and their children keep in touch via text. Sally and Bob Dowler's world was turned upside down when Milly went missing, but they knew they had to let her older sister, Gemma, go out and about like other 16 year-olds and wanted to find a safe and unobtrusive way to stay in touch with her. Text messaging was their solution. It meant they could keep each other posted but save Gemma the embarrassment of always being called by her parents. See www.millysfund.org.uk for more information.
Mobiles can also be used for good to record homework off a blackboard with its camera and also to have a lot of fun with ringtones and music video's. You can learn more about how to use mobiles safely in the section titled 'What's bad?'.