Should Teens Be Monitored Online?

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Teens should be monitored online sometimes, but it is extremely important for teens to have privacy. This argument is thriving, and will continue to for many years, for there are both sides presented in this quarrel. The teens can build a sense of trust from the parents not watching over them at all times; on the other hand, if the guardian does not watch their child at least periodically it could lead to the teen feeling free and starting to do wrong. Some people are in agreement with being able to monitor teens; for example, Jim Beeghley, an instructional technology coordinator and Ed.D, challenged this belief of privacy by implying, “We pay for the phone, it’s not really yours, and if I want to look at the text messages, I can… It’s not a discipline thing, it’s a responsibility thing. If you get into the work world, your boss owns your email.” Another person who thinks that this is a plausible solution to the problem of teens is Dr Pate, who says, “Teenagers are already easily self-conscious and easily affected by what others say.” The teens start to feel depressed when called negative things, but if the parent is …show more content…

Yalda Uhls, a development psychologist, believes, “You create greater danger than what’s out there online when you try to control every single aspect of a teenager’s life, to track where they are and take their phones and read their texts.” Also, Michael Brody, a child psychiatrist, says, “If you have to spy on your kids, something’s wrong… What works to get kids on the right track is the bond between the parent and the child, and that’ much stronger than any punishment or anything else. If there is a bond, and the parent expresses disappointment, that’s very important.” These experts believe that the parents need to build a great relationship with their kids in order for the child to be disappointed in themselves when their parents are disappointed in

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