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73: I Saw My Daughter’s Shocking Texts. Should I Confront Her?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

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Is Your Child Ready for a Phone?

I have no problem with parents checking their kids' phones, especially young kids. I think as a rule, we should be above board about it. If you feel the need to have total control and supervise that closely, then is this kid really ready for a phone? Or is this child really ready for an iPhone they leave the house with or go to their bedroom with? Those are the places I'd want parents to kind of wrestle with.

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