Some links on the importance of keeping up with your kids’ technology as a way to stay connected with them:
http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2011/jan/17/school-bells-parents-need-to-keep-up-on/
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70H5BW20110118
http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/01/16/1918376/devices-rite-of-passage-for-teens.html
some links on keeping your kids safe online:
http://southorange.patch.com/articles/high-speed-growing-up
http://libertyville.patch.com/articles/detective-offers-cyber-tips-for-parents
And here is a tool to help keep your kids’ cell phone safe:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/kids-284366-phone-watchdog.html