Teach your kids the ABCs – and etiquette – of phone use

Grown-ups hardly ever put their phone down – something that doesn’t escape the kids. Since smartphones have become such an integral part of our daily lives, teaching your child the do’s and don’ts of phone use is a must, say experts. — dpa

BERLIN: “Hello, Mummy? Hello?”

Toddlers love to babble away while holding a toy block to their ear. When they’re a bit older, they graduate to a toy mobile phone with lights and sounds. But what most kids really want is the real thing, of course.