In the past, children and teenagers were still outside late at night might have caused extreme worry and anxiety among parents, but modern technology has brought comfort to parents. Parents can now stay in touch with their children 24 hours a day via their cell phone. Of course, this is not the best way to ensure everything is good, but contacting your phone does provide some peace of mind for parents.
It is a good thing to have mobile phones connected to each other, but if your child does not answer his or her phone, should parents become alert immediately? Does this mean your child is in danger or something is hiding? The answer is not certain! There may be many reasons why children do not answer their phones. Here are some of the reasons involved:
Something this is a relatively rare situation, it is still a factor that needs to be considered: some children will attach great importance to their phones and always put their phones in their palms. But there are also children who are reluctant to deal with it and keep it in their pockets by turning it into silent or vibrating mode. If your child is not expecting to receive your call, it is not impossible, he or she just doesn't deliberately check if someone is calling him/her. If so, it is best for parents to remind their child that they should always keep his or her phone in silent mode.
2. It is not convenient to answer your phone number
Sometimes, when parents make calls, the child happens to be in the wrong place or time. Your child may be watching a movie with a friend in a cinema, playing football, or crossing a busy road in an emergency. It is an unreasonable expectation that you cannot expect your child to answer your phone during these times and let your child adapt to you.
Confronting this situation, it is best to ask your child to tell you his itinerary or plan so that you will know when it is wise to call. However, your child can lie to avoid your incoming calls. However, it is also a good way to exercise your child. Unless your child has a history of lying about his or her whereabouts, there is really no reason not to believe what the child says.
You can also establish callback rules. For example, you can agree with your child to call back within 30 minutes of receiving the missed call. With such a rule, you won't panic right away when you don't get a response. Of course, the 30-minute rule doesn't necessarily solve this problem, but it still helps in most cases.
3. Your child already knows that he or she is in trouble
Sometimes the child does not answer their phones because they feel that the other end of you is already very angry. For example, if they break the curfew, they may also try to avoid responding to your calls to avoid further stress.
If this is the case, explain the effect of their behavior to your child. Sometimes, children don’t realize that parents’ anger is so out of worry that they always plan the worst. Tell them that no matter what mistake they made, we just hope to confirm by phone that they are safe.
