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[quote=Anonymous]I suppose you would have mentioned this if it had been the case but are you friends on Facebook, OP? And do you follow your kid on Twitter? That's one way to keep in touch with what is going on with your kid without being too intrusive.

I think a little "light" texting is okay but I would most definitely [i]not[/i] get involved in my kid's homework. This is a big transition stage for our young people and they have to learn how to handle themselves (mistakes and all) on their own.  Not that we aren't going to be there for them if they need someone to listen to them vent occasionally but it's their job to figure out how to handle things like homework on their own.

I say this as a mom and a former prof who occasionally got phone calls from worried parents. As a parent I totally get the worry. It's so hard to let our kids handle more and more of their own lives without our involvement. How [i]will[/i] they make it without us? (and I am only half joking when I say that!) But as a prof I could see how too much involvement from the parents made it more difficult for the children to grow up.

But, I know OP that you aren't asking whether to be a helicopter parent, you're just asking how much to communicate. I'm for regular brief communication but I would stay out of the homework issues.[/quote]

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