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To keep texting under control, parents need to set limits.

“Parents have to be role models for their kids with their own use of cell phones and technology and set clear boundaries,” Knorr said. “Parents need to teach kids how to use the best of technology and avoid the worst.”

Parents can set time restrictions, block content with content filters based on age, data usage, texting, e-mail addresses, picture and video messaging and numbers, Merritt said.

via A parent’s guide to living with a texting teen.