Tech Tip: How to Text Message

My daughter sends and receives about 10,000 to 14,000 texts per month. (she's 16) I don't mind it as a way of communicating, in fact I find that we can often have a more civilized conversation by text as she is less "annoyed" in this format. I wish that weren't the case but... However, as others have mentioned,it can (and has) become too consuming. She ignores us, her sisters and her responsibilities to text unless we take the phone away. There is no "down time" from her social circle. She and her friends have very poor verbal communication skills. She would rather text than talk... even with her best friend. Also, on another note, your kids will just erase their sent and in boxes so you won't see what they've texted. In fact many phones prompt you do this as the memory of the phone can be filled up in just a few hours for a prolific texter. So you won't ever be able to see the majority of your childs texts. I am not aware of any system which saves or logs the texts so that you could retrieve them.