Parents will now be able to control kids phones

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Originally Posted by Kaneman

I trust my kid to go out on his own, do stupid things, make mistakes, and learn to be a productive and responsible adult. I recognize an inherent risk or death or disability is possible when he leaves the house therefore I educate, guide, explain, demonstrate and so forth. Even children are to be held accountable for their own decisions to a point.

As far as the cell phone, I pay the bill so I need to see the minute usage...but I do not need to screen the contents of text messages or incoming/outcoming calls. Then again, I don't leash him when we go out in public.

But Josh, don't you think it's better to protect them, screen their calls, filter their Internet, and keep them from all things that can possibly harm them safely in a bubble...until such time that they set out on their own (like at college), and then they can suddenly discover everything for themselves, overindulge, binge, act recklessly, and go completely off the rails without supervision??

It seems to be the prevailing wisdom...