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Monitoring is not parenting.(Column)
Byline: Kevin A. Wilson
The morning our Sept. 4 Teen Driver Education issue went in the mail, National Public Radio aired a story about devices parents can use to track a teen's on-road behavior, similar to the piece Eric Adams wrote for AutoWeek. NPR focused on a father who felt it necessary to use Alltrack's GPS technology to keep a watchful eye on his stepdaughter because the girl had a long-standing record of drinking alcohol and lying to her parents before she got her license to drive.
In one portion of the story, there was a recorded conversation between father and child at the cafe where she works. "You were doing 73 [mph],'' said dad. "Yes. I needed to get to work today,'' came the reply. Dad said something about how she knew it was "not worth it.'' Later in the story, Jessica confesses that she'd been stopped by police for going 63 mph in a 40-mph zone that morning. Dad didn't know because she wasn't in her own car, but his truck. "I get away every time I get pulled over,'' she boasted.
NPR also quoted a psychiatrist opining that the 24/7 oversight provided by Alltrack impedes teens' development. A question worth pondering, I guess.
But unaddressed in the report by reporter, parent, daughter or psychiatrist, ...
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