"Does covert sneakiness actually provide benefits beyond other risk-prevention steps? Do those benefits outweigh the negative aspects of going behind their backs? Secret snooping has a definite downside. It is dishonest. And if they find out - which they often do - kids feel betrayed."Parents can't stop every risky behavior in which their teens might engage. But open communication and lots of questions (Where are you going? What will you be doing afterward? Who are you going with?) will go much further than snooping. Source: The Globe and Mail (UK)
Labels: parenting, privacy, boundaries
Posted By: Aspen Education Group