How Many Text Messages Are Too Many?

Think of how long it takes to access your voice mail and listen to one of those long-winded messages. “Hi, this is so-and-so….” In text messages, you don’t have to declare who you are, or even say hello.

How many texts do you think teens send in a day? Five? 20? 1,000?  According to a study done by the Pew Internet and American Life Project in 2010, young people between the ages of 12 and 17 send more than 100 texts a day.  To me it allows us teens to stay in contact with the people who are important to us. “Texting is a much different experience than calling somebody on a land line, where you might get their parents. There’s an element of ownership for teenagers around texting.” And with cell phone plans including more unlimited texting plans than ever, teens can send as many texts as they want.