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Not only do I think this is great for a teenager, I think a lot of adults could do with reading this. Most of this is basic manners.

For the people that think this is unreasonable, let me submit some examples of why it isn't. These were all adults doing this, btw.

-People on 3 separate occasions walking into oncoming traffic while looking at there phones.

-Riding a bike/driving while texting.

-Dozens of people recording concerts/shows/movies, instead of just enjoying the communal experience.

-Again, dozens of fully grown adults who can literally not sit through a movie without checking Facebook.

-A coworker that, in the 3 months he has had an iPhone, checks it every 10 minutes.

Again, those were grown ass adults, not a 13 year old.

Oh, and by the way the Mom said "don't look at porn/no sexting", but she didn't put any restrictions on the actual software itself. If the kid wants to screw up, he can. He wouldn't have gotten a phone at all if she didn't trust the kid.

More parents should be this proactive with regards to technology and the role it plays in their kids life, as the should with sex, relationships, driving, finance, religion etc.

You wouldn't hand them the cars keys and hope for the best. Being a parent means giving your kids the information and guiding them in the right direction.

Teenagers have scientifically been proven to have bad decision making skills. The straight forward, plainly worded guidelines are a good thing.