But what explanation is required? I find the entire article disturbing, in the sense that they're describing the behavior of a subset of kids of every generatio

But what explanation is required? I find the entire article disturbing, in the sense that they're describing the behavior of a subset of kids of every generation that ever lived. If anything, adults now have the tools to witness how their children behave -- they can now monitor the child's Gmail and Facebook accounts, and read chat logs in some cases. Other than improved monitoring, there's really nothing new being described here. Just pop psych parenting du jour.