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I appreciate your balanced perspective on monitoring apps! You make such a great point about teens finding workarounds for just about any technical solution we might try. While Parentaler does seem to offer more sophisticated features that might be harder to circumvent, I completely agree that the technology is only part of the solution.
I’ve found in my own parenting journey that the open conversations about online safety have been just as important as any app I’ve installed. My teenager actually helped me understand how some monitoring tools work (and don’t work), which led to much more productive discussions about boundaries and trust.
Do you have any specific conversation starters you’d recommend for parents trying to balance monitoring with respecting their teen’s growing independence?