How should I say this? I think they can. It depends on the age of the child. For parents with adolescents, it’s ok because parents should have the right to supervise their kids. You know, adolescents lack the ability to tell right from wrong. So, the right to privacy is beside the point. I don’t think they have the right to do so because every one has their own private things. For kids my age, there’s no way parents should read text messages and e-mails without my permission. Parents should communicate with children properly.

A number of China’s local governments are passing a new law that’s being praised by children’s rights societies for protecting their privacy. But some say it goes too far. In this parent-v-child battle, the law is telling parents to back off. BON’S Susan Tart has more on the law that restricts parents from getting the inside scoop on their kid’ lives.

How should I say this? I think they can. It depends on the age of the child. For parents with adolescents, it’s ok because parents should have the right to supervise their kids. You know, adolescents lack the ability to tell right from wrong. So, the right to privacy is beside the point.

I don’t think they have the right to do so because every one has their own private things. For kids my age, there’s no way parents should read text messages and e-mails without my permission. Parents should communicate with children properly.

So exactly what is different about this 90s generation and how they feel about life? As Tom Spender mentions in his report this is the first generation to go up, virtually from birth, with the internet as part of their lives. And in a society where respect for elders and parents plays a hugely important role, that’s exactly where they go to express their frustrations about their relations with their parents and life in general.

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