About Parenting Teens: Teens Text While Companies Make 6000% Profit

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Parenting Teens Parenting Teens Teens Today High School 101 Fall/Halloween From Denise Witmer, your Guide to Parenting Teens Teens Text - A Lot! - While Companies Make 6000% Profit Nielsen found that teens(ages 13-19) send or receive an average of 3,339 texts per month. Those between the ages of 13 and 17 send or receive an average of 4,050 texts per month, far more than any other age group. That makes the average cost at 10 cents a text $334 per month. But many plans charge 20 cents per message. If you don't have an unlimited plan for your teen, this is going to add up. Now, let's consider the cost of sending a text. Computer science professor Srinivasan Keshav at the University of Waterloo in Ontario analyzed the numbers and testified before Congress last June that, even if you add in accounting, it only costs the carriers three-tenths of a cent to process a text. If your teen's texts costs you 10 cents, that's 3000% profit, @.20 it's a 6000% profit! OMG! How much are you spending for your teen to text? It may be time to call your service provider with some suggestions about lowering your rate, huh? Or maybe you should just text them. Please share your thoughts in the comments area. More: Texting Affecting Your Teen's Health? Give Your Opinion: Teen Sexting Laws Sexting:Teens Putting Sex and Texting Together Teen Drivers Ignoring Cell Phone Bans Nielsen Study (link on blog) Free Printable Halloween Coupons Not sure what to treat your teen with this Halloween? Try one of these free printable coupons. You can send them to your young adults at college as an I.O.U. or give them to your teen just for the fun of it. The one I have found that teens enjoy the most is the 'one free morning of sleeping in'. And wow, it's free for us to be able to give that to them, huh? Works well all the way around. More Halloween Fun: Halloween Party Planner Make Your Own Teen Costumes Ideas Halloween Dinner Menus Halloween Costume Ideas: Dead Prom Date Costume The Dead Prom Date costume for Halloween is a given for any teen couple and is very easy to make, find out how here! More: Possessed Picnic Food | Halloween Dinner Menus Cutting for Attention? Parent Asks: Why Is Our Teen Engaging in Self-Harm? A step-mom asks on our forum: My 12year old step daughter has been cutting herself. Not a huge amount, but we have seen her texts to friends saying that... Read more Parenting of Adolescents Ads Parenting Defiant Teens Halloween Costume Troubled Teens Camps Bootcamp for Teens Featured Articles College Information Family Life Education Talk to Your Teen Troubled Teens - Parenting Your Troubled Teen Resources Rules, Limits, and Responsibilities   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More > Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. Take the quiz now > This newsletter is written by: Denise Witmer Parenting Teens Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Parenting Teens newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Parenting Quizzes Quiz: Is Your Teen a Spoiled Brat? How confident is your teen? Find out now! Quiz: Are you raising a healthy teen? Advertisement