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PSYC 370 Discussion – Parental Monitoring of Adolescents

Parental monitoring is parents’ ongoing awareness of what their children are doing, where, and with whom. This is a powerful deterrent for risky sex and drug use. Too much interference, however, may contribute to adolescent depression.

• • Positive: Part of a warm, supportive relationship
  • Negative: When overly restrictive and controlling
  • Worst: Psychological in which parents make a child feel guilty and impose gratefulness by threatening to withdraw love and support

• Discussion: What are your thoughts on this? How much control/monitoring is appropriate? For example, is it appropriate to have GPS tracking on adolescents or to use spyware to monitor adolescents’ activity on electronic devices? Where should the line be drawn; how much or little freedom should adolescents have?

Solution: PSYC 370 Discussion – Parental Monitoring of Adolescents

Prof and class,

In today’s world characterized by vices that compromise children’s safety and security, it becomes a worry and concern for parents to consistently monitor their adolescents’ movements. At teenage, children are being introduced to terrorism, drug abuse, human trafficking,