“Good communication trumps snooping” is the message that comes through loud and clear from Kirsten Weir in Parents Shouldn’t Spy on Their Kids. Technology provides parents with tools to monitor children’s text messages, e-mails, social media sites, location and a host of other things. However, unless there is a true safety concern (loss of life, limb or virginity), those circling parents are likely doing more harm than good when it comes to their relationship with their adolescent(s). Privacy is integral to and a necessary part of growing into a well-adjusted individual. Keeping excessive tabs on kids indicates mistrust which, in turn, becomes difficult to move beyond from. As adults, most of us are dumb about technology. Make no mistake, a savvy youngster is going to quickly figure out how to “hack the system” – Net Nanny might as well be taking a long nap. Furthermore, snoopy parents contribute to feelings of “anxiety, depression and withdrawal” in children, according to Weir’s article.