"That which does not kill us makes us stronger．"But parents can't handle it when teenagers put this（1）

G

G

into practice．And now technology has become the new field for the age-old battle between adults and their freedom-craving kids．
Locked indoors，unable to get on their bicycles and hang out with their friends，teens have turned to social media and their mobile phones to（2）

J

J

with their friends．What they do online often mirrors what they might otherwise do if their mobility wasn't so（3）

F

F

limited in the age of helicopter parenting．Social media and smart phones apps have become so popular in recent years．Teens want the freedom to explore their（4）

H

H

and the world around them，so they jump online．
As teens have moved online，parents have projected their（5）

E

E

onto the Internet，imagining all the potential dangers that youth might face---from violent strangers to cruel peers．
Rather than helping teens develop strategies for discussing public life and the potential risks of interacting with others，fearful parents have focused on tracking，monitoring and（6）

A

A

．These don't help teens develop the skills they need to manage complex social situations，assess risks and get help when they're in trouble．It gradually weakens the learning that teens need to do as they come of age in a technology-soaked world．
The key to helping youth handle（7）

C

C

life isn't more restrictions．It's freedom-plus communication．Famed urban theorist Jane Jacobs used to argue that the safest neighborhoods were those where communities（8）

B

B

took interest in and paid attention to what happened on the streets．Safety didn't come from keeping everyone indoors but from a（9）

K

K

to watch out for one another．The same is true online．
Teens need the freedom to wander the（10）

D

D

street，but they also need to know that caring adults are behind them and supporting them wherever they go．