Growing Wireless

CTIA-The Wireless Association and The Wireless Foundation announced the launch of campaign and website (www.GrowingWireless.com) to provide parents with tools and information to educate themselves so they may teach their kids how to use wireless technology responsibly.

GrowingWireless.com offers easy-to-understand information and tips for parents on how to handle issues such as cyberbullying, sexting and privacy; links to CTIA’s member companies’ parental management tools; and CTIA and its members’ online safety, policy and education initiatives. As today’s kids enter an increasingly wireless world, CTIA and its member companies want to help parents navigate the constantly evolving and innovating U.S. wireless market of services, devices and applications.

To ensure parents can quickly get the information they need to provide a safe and rewarding wireless experience for kids, GrowingWireless.com helps parents to:

• Be Aware – Explains and offers tips to help parents understand cyberbullying, sexting, privacy and responsible use.
• Learn & Engage – Identifies the steps parents should take to keep their kids safe and responsible wireless users, including sample family rules, links to CTIA member companies’ parental management tools and an overview of the CTIA Mobile Application Rating System with ESRB.
• Talk & Share – Allows parents the opportunity to talk and share tips with other parents about how they handled their kids’ wireless use and provides a place for parents to submit questions to CTIA’s online safety experts.
• Understand Policy – Reviews the current policies, voluntary initiatives and best practices offered by CTIA and its member companies to help parents manage, monitor and control how their kids use wireless.
• Get the Facts – Offers up-to-date information about kids’ wireless usage and research and studies to help parents make informed decisions using the latest data. In addition, a glossary of key terms helps parents understand wireless industry terminology.