Response to "The Effect of Cell Phones on Overparenting"

Though I never really thought about it before, it is true, cell phones provide a way for parents to check up on their kids whenever they choose. For the longest time I had wanted a cell phone, and I had bugged my parents to get me one. Finally, when I got my drivers license, they gave in. At the time I didn't read too much into it. I figured it was probably a reward for passing my test, or supposed to used in an emergency, something like that. As I ventured out on my own, though, I started getting calls from my mom, asking me how I was and where I was. Giving me a cell phone had just been a ploy to keep track of me.