Parents get off the cruise control…get back on track!

So have we really become so hi-tech that we don’t need to parent anymore? Everything comes with parental controls and now from 2010 so will cars. First let me start out by saying I think this is a cool idea, but it does sadden me that we require such a tool instead of just being able to parent like how our parents did. I always tell my mom that she has it so much easier raising us then we do today; and I think the various parental control options go to prove it. My mom didn’t have to worry about the remote, the phone, the internet and the car – but I do. Or do I?

I don’t think all these mechanisms are required and in fact just like hackers and programs; kids figure out ways to get around them. The only true way to parent ones child is to become actively involved in day to day activities. Spend some time with your kids today; honestly, you’ll see the impact it will have. Let’s get our lazy asses off the cruise control and jump back into getting involved in our kid’s lives.