Comment by camhart
4 years ago
Whether the device your child uses is yours, or theirs, that's up to you as the parent to decide.
> I certainly wouldn't have tolerated that sort of behavior from my parents when I was a kid myself.
Kids will be kids. I would have been the same way. I learned to pick a lock on the computer desk as a kid in order to play computer games after I was supposed to be in bed. The issues is the negative impact of tech is only growing, and it's harder and harder for kids to come out unscathed.
You keep talking about kids, but your own advertising talks about spouses using this. That's considerably less benign.
Voluntarily using it. Not sure what is not benign about this.
A relationship that involves one partner snooping on the others phone like this is not a healthy relationship. If trust is eroded to that level the solution is counseling, separation or divorce. Not 24/7 surveillance - that's insane.
Not to mention people in abusive relationships who might be coerced into using this. Just because they're aware it's on their phone doesn't mean it isn't being used to control them.
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Phones are also how children are able to find out about things in a safe space.
I am thankful every day that I grew up very technical and I was able to hide being gay from my parents but find the resources I needed online.
If a phone is my only resource, this removes every ability for a child to find resources if they are curious about their sexuality.
Or worse, if their parents are abusive this removes the ability completely for the child to safely get help.