In the same way that people tend to overestimate their own abilities (e.g. everyone thinks they're a great driver and it's everyone else that's a hazard on the

In the same way that people tend to overestimate their own abilities (e.g. everyone thinks they're a great driver and it's everyone else that's a hazard on the road), I think most parents vastly overestimate their children's maturity and decision making capabilities. I'm not sure why parents are so keen to run out and let their kid's create their own Facebook account either. Everyone in my child's life is within proximity to his physical space, i.e., family and friends at school, etc. When he wants to say hi to grandma we jump on skype or video via gchat.