> They text, they Snap—but only on weekends and a little bit this past summer All I can see, reading this, is how similar that sounds to being grounded for the

> They text, they Snap—but only on weekends and a little bit this past summer All I can see, reading this, is how similar that sounds to being grounded for the new normal teen. Its complete social isolation, and I hope the backlash the author receives from this article gets considered instead of some snarky 'your anger means I'm right' response. > He would eat an entire bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos—the party-size bag—if left alone with the opportunity This is hardly an example of an inability to make good decisions. This just shows the inability of these parents to let their kids learn on their own, and is creating the dependent teens they're trying to prevent.