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[quote=Anonymous]Wow, I am shocked that parents do this routinely. Nothing says "you are incapable of exercising judgment" like something this invasive, something that is routinely done with criminals on probation, for example. It is something entirely different if you have a teen with a known drug issue -- in those circumstances I can see how it would make sense. But to treat your child with suspicion from the get-go seems, to me, to be not only highly destructive of the parent child relationship but also a very clear way to signal to your child that he must be monitored in the most invasive way possible because he can't be trusted. Parents of teens need to teach them to internalize the right choices, even if they make mistakes along the way. I would be shocked if any professionals supported this approach. Absolutely shocked. Read Lessons of a B- by Wendy Mogel. We do our children no favors by trying to maintain control of every aspect of their lives.[/quote]
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