{"id":30471,"date":"2025-06-02T17:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=30471"},"modified":"2025-06-03T14:26:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:26:42","slug":"the-pros-and-cons-of-digital-parenting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/06\/the-pros-and-cons-of-digital-parenting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pros and Cons of Digital Parenting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital parenting involves using technology to monitor, guide, and support children&#8217;s online activities. While it offers benefits like increased safety and better communication, it also raises concerns about privacy, trust, and overdependence on digital tools. Understanding the pros and cons can help parents find the right balance in today&#8217;s connected world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video and be able to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The pros and cons of digital parenting | BBC Ideas\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c7YiPA8Qd8s?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does &#8220;<strong>to keep an eye on someone<\/strong>&#8221; mean? &#8220;<em>Research suggests at least 40% of parents in the UK use a GPS tracking app <strong>to keep an eye on their kids<\/strong>.<\/em>&#8221; Use it in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does &#8220;<strong>to have a way around<\/strong>&#8221; mean? &#8220;<em>If he ever puts a guideline and he says, &#8220;Oh, don&#8217;t go on this website, or if it&#8217;s like Instagram and I want to go on Instagram, there <strong>will<\/strong> always <strong>be a way around<\/strong>.<\/em>&#8221; Use the phrase in a sentence. Give a similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does &#8220;<strong>circumvent<\/strong>&#8221; mean? <em>&#8220;Tech-savvy teens sometimes try to <strong>circumvent <\/strong>parental control settings to access restricted apps or websites.&#8221;<\/em> Make a sentence using the word. 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