LogFAQs > #979437401

As a parent of a 18 and 15 year old, I find it a lot easier to have my kids venture out into the neighborhood without me with a lot more comfort than my parents would have, even though I had a pretty decent amount of freedom when I was a kid.

Both of my kids have a had a phone since they were in middle school, which allowed us to know their location at all times. There where times when i was a kid where HOURS would go by without my parents knowing where I was other than "out playing with the neighborhood kids".

It's also a matter of trusting your kids to know they won't get into any real trouble.

I didn't watch the video yet, but I imagine they hit on the topic of the illusion of the world being a more violent place than it used to be. But I honestly think that's just a matter of the ease at which information is spread now. Living in New York, if someone got shot in Alabama, you wouldn't know about it unless you read page 20-something in the newspaper. Now, you hear about it online before the body hits the floor.