How to Teach Your Kids to Fail Well

"I agree that you have to be really careful not to be so judgmental and restrictive," she says. "If your kid is really jonesing hard and won't let it go, that's a clue for you." The longer you can delay giving kids online access, the more likely they'll figure out a way around it, he adds. 'The girls who are most obsessed with access, early access, where like, I really wanna text, I really want to do these things' Those are the girls who most need your supervision,. He also thinks there's a direct relationship between how young people feel about technology and their behavior.