Friday, May 7, 2010

Parents use secret languages, text, IM

From Canoe.ca

Parents who want a way to talk so little ears can’t hear have moved beyond s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g in favour of a new kid-proof system: the text message.

Email, text and instant messaging have become the go-to technology for parents on family outings or at the end of a long day, when mom’s chilling on the couch in front of the TV and dad’s reading in the bedroom more than a whisper away.

“There was a time when I would get really upset if I was IMed from another room in the house. Now it’s a complete parental survival tool,” says KellyAnn Bonnell, whose kids are 10 and 15.


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