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Parents cannot watch babysitters, letting teens prioritize phones over childcare

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Handing an adolescent absolute authority over your offspring invites immediate misalignment. The parents passionately want the toddler asleep and educated, while the teenager strictly desires maximum uninterrupted phone usage with minimal screaming. Because the parents cannot observe the behavior directly, the teenager naturally drifts toward doing the absolute bare minimum required to avoid a catastrophic disaster.

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