Spy kids

Last week I read this article in the supplement bangalore times (yeah I read it too....not just look at the pics) where it mentions that parents actually hire investigators to spy on their kids. It mentions that the detectives work full time on occassions like navratri when a lot of the teenagers get together especially during the dandiya. The parents fear this is the time when things could get out of control and the kids might cross the line.

What #$%^ is this (i am not going to use expletives on my blog). The only person who is gaining anything here is the detective. The moment the parents start spying on their kids the relationship has ended. And the losers here are the parents. If the parents have lost trust in the kids then the parents are to blame. They have not done their best in instilling the right values and discipline in their kids. The kids need not be kept on a tight leash but need to be guided in the right direction.

And hiring a detective is never going to help in any way. Are the parents then going to confront their children with evidence! Why bring a third person into a family affair. It only shows that the parents are incompetent in bringing up kids. And if they have failed in doing it then its better to just talk to the kids and give the children the freedom to choose whats right and whats wrong. At least then the relationship will stay intact.