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When parents eliminate privacy as punishment for teenage relationships

I'm 16 and my parents read all my texts and took away my bedroom door because they found out I'm dating someone they don't approve of.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

An adolescent experiences the collision between developmental needs for autonomy and parental control mechanisms that treat privacy as a privilege rather than a right.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Children's rights?”

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