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If you are clear about your expectations up front, and talk to your child about internet safety and being responsible online, you shouldn't have to be reading your child's text messages as they become teens, unless a problem comes up.

Since it is text messaging, people cannot read or engage with a text message during standard rush hours, typically between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. local time. Don't send an SMS too early in the morning and not too late at night. A good rule is to compare sending a text to a phone call.

Parents: There's no absolute right answer as to whether it's okay to read your kid's text messages. It depends on your kid's age, personality and behavior. The most important thing is that you discuss responsible texting behavior.

As children mature, their play skills move through four specific stages of play: solitary play, parallel play, symbolic play, and cooperative play.

The majority, 31%, say age 18 for sure. But there's also 17% who say they'll stop at age 16. There's no blanket perfect age, however. In some homes, you can trust an 8-year-old; in others you may still want or need parental controls active for much longer.

The fact is there's no consensus on the right age for text-messaging. It's up to parents to make that call. But some general rules of thumb are helpful as you think through when SMS is OK for young people—and when it might be best to wait a while longer. Rule #1: Determine who will send and receive text messages.

Here's how and when kids typically learn their ABCs: Around age 2: Kids start recognizing some letters and can sing or say aloud the “ABC” song. Around age 3: Kids may recognize about half the letters in the alphabet and start to connect letters to their sounds. (Like s makes the /s/ sound.)

Minnesota Department of Human Services does not charge recipients to receive text messages. However, message and data rates may apply.

If you are clear about your expectations up front, and talk to your child about internet safety and being responsible online, you shouldn't have to be reading your child's text messages as they become teens, unless a problem comes up.

Since it is text messaging, people cannot read or engage with a text message during standard rush hours, typically between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. local time. Don't send an SMS too early in the morning and not too late at night. A good rule is to compare sending a text to a phone call.

Parents: There's no absolute right answer as to whether it's okay to read your kid's text messages. It depends on your kid's age, personality and behavior. The most important thing is that you discuss responsible texting behavior.

As children mature, their play skills move through four specific stages of play: solitary play, parallel play, symbolic play, and cooperative play.

The majority, 31%, say age 18 for sure. But there's also 17% who say they'll stop at age 16. There's no blanket perfect age, however. In some homes, you can trust an 8-year-old; in others you may still want or need parental controls active for much longer.

The fact is there's no consensus on the right age for text-messaging. It's up to parents to make that call. But some general rules of thumb are helpful as you think through when SMS is OK for young people—and when it might be best to wait a while longer. Rule #1: Determine who will send and receive text messages.

Here's how and when kids typically learn their ABCs: Around age 2: Kids start recognizing some letters and can sing or say aloud the “ABC” song. Around age 3: Kids may recognize about half the letters in the alphabet and start to connect letters to their sounds. (Like s makes the /s/ sound.)

Minnesota Department of Human Services does not charge recipients to receive text messages. However, message and data rates may apply.