When I was a child I had a rather lax approach to obedience and my family never tired of reminding me of the time I tried to persuade my sister to join me playing in a nearby creek by telling her “it’s OK, Mommy can’t see us.”
Today’s child has no such latitude. Helicopter parents can simply strap a wearable device on junior that will report not only her location but even eavesdrop on her
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