Teen tech tormentors: what's a parent to do?

Iria · Feb 17, 2007, 02:34 AM

Source: Reuters
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Boston University sophomore Kendrick Sledge was 14, incessant phone calls alerted her parents to her relationship with an abusive and controlling older boy, who would threaten suicide or a return to using drugs if she tried to break up with him.

There were also offers of gifts. Only the fear of getting in trouble with her parents prompted Sledge to turn down his offer to buy her a mobile phone.

"Thank goodness I didn't take it. It would have just become a private line for him to torture me," said Sledge, now 19.

Today's uber-wired teens aren't so lucky, according to a recent survey of 13- to 18-year-olds conducted for apparel company Liz Claiborne Inc.

Feb 17, 2007, 02:34 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Teen tech tormentors: what's a parent to do? Source: Reuters _____________ LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Boston University sophomore Kendrick Sledge was 14, incessant phone calls alerted her parents to her relationship with an abusive and controlling older boy, who would threaten suicide or a return to using drugs if she tried to break up with him. There were also offers of gifts. Only the fear of getting in trouble with her parents prompted Sledge to turn down his offer to buy her a mobile phone. "Thank goodness I didn't take it. It would have just become a private line for him to torture me," said Sledge, now 19. Today's uber-wired teens aren't so lucky, according to a recent survey of 13- to 18-year-olds conducted for apparel company Liz Claiborne Inc.