Today, with children having access to technology unlike any generation before, parents are having a hard time figuring out how to balance their child's relationship with such technology. Where is the line between having them live beyond the screen and making them give up today's main social tool? Then there also comes the threat of online creeps, sexting, cyberbullying, etc. that goes along with the various social media the Internet and smart phones give us access to.
But there comes a point where enough is enough. I've heard about parents asking for passwords to all of their children's accounts (which can be understandable at a certain age), but the issue I find is when they install all of their children's social media accounts on their own phone, go through their messages and ban phones in certain rooms. Your house, your rules, I get that, but there comes a point where parents are breaking the bond of trust between their children more so than protecting them.
