Mobile phones encourage the development of independence and interpersonal skills
Come up with some evidence to support this claim.
1. Furthermore , the increasing potential of smart phones facilitates the accessing of information in real-time and on the move ; a determined child with a grasp of the potential of their mobile phone can illuminate themselves on matters like directions to destinations , opening times for activities and immediate weather forecasts .
2. With such information , children can begin to reason with each other and make decisions without resort to more mature advice .
3. The confidence and self-esteem derived from having a mobile phone can not be underappreciated , as proven by the corresponding negative impact of losing ones phone .
4. An Independent study in 2004 found that 55 per cent of people cited keeping in touch with friends or family as the main reason for being wedded to their handsets ' .
5. Education is as much about the growth in character and dealing with risks as it is the accumulation of knowledge ; mobile phones provide for children a means to converse with peers , develop friendships and resolve disputes , all within minutes of each other , night and day .
6. For them , getting a cell phone is a step towards independence and a status symbol among their friends .