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[quote=Anonymous]All I know is my mother was a helicopter parent before it was a thing. I was very closely monitored. Her excuse was that I was up to no good, but really it was normal teenage behavior. She was very focused on keeping me away from smoking, drinking, boys etc. She would listen to my phone calls, read my notes, always knew my whereabouts and acted as though any event or trip was a life or death encounter. She was practically hysterical. She would have absolutely tracked me 24-7 on my phone, if possible. Because of the intensive parenting and tracking, I didn’t gain self confidence, figure out who I was, make mistakes, learn important lessons about friendships and relationships etc. This caused me some issues later on and resulted in me being behind my peers emotionally. As a result of this I’m very opposed to closely monitoring children. I believe in autonomy and independence. [/quote]
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