Here's a short story:

BLOOMINGTON --- Once Staci Roper, 14, starts sending text messages, she finds it hard to stop. " Sometimes I text from the time I get up until I go to bed, except during school," said the eighth-grader at Kingsley Junior High. 

Her sister Sara Roper, 18, also texts a lot, saying "It is a lot easier than using the telephone." 

For teens, technology has become a common way to start and keep social contacts. 

Richard Sullivan, a teacher at Illinois State University, said text messaging has become "the new way of passing notes." 

"It is an important tool for social communication, especially for the youth," Sullivan said. 

But the girls have to store their mobile phones during school because they can be a distraction , Sullivan said. 

That is why parents must monitor their children's mobile phone use, said Tim Shannon, a child psychologist at Carle Clinic in Bloomington. 

The same technologies that can help communication can be _ if children use them to ignore their family at supper, Shannon said. 

While Linda Roper does not allow her children to text massages during meals, she usually does not need to intervene . "My kids are both very disciplined and good about doing their homework," she said. 

Gary and Mary Carstens also do not allow their children to text at supper or at family get-togethers. 

Their daughter, Kayla, 14, usually texts more on weekends when she has more free time. Kayla likes text messaging "because others can't hear you." 

The Carstens got Kayla a mobile phone several years ago because she is active in after-class sports and the phone allows her parents to keep in touch with her. 

Mary Carstens believes all the communication allowed by modern technology is good for her kids. (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: Does Tim Shannon think parents should monitor phone usage?
Guess: yes

Question: What is his profession?
Guess: he's a child psychologist

Question: At which clinic?
Guess: Carle Clinic in Bloomington

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: Does Linda Roper allow her children to use their phones during meals?

no