Children should have rights. But it can be difficult to draw a clear line between where children's rights end and the rights and responsibilities of parents begin.
Recently, lawmakers in Hubei introduced a new law that prohibits parents from checking their children's mobile phone text messages. But I don't think this is a good way to protect children's rights.
Parents should have the right to know what their children are talking about. The law gives children more privacy, but allowing them to be secretive could let them get away with immoral or illegal actions, or things that could be dangerous.
While I agree with the UN recommendations that children are entitled to privacy, I also believe parents have to know what their children are doing to protect them.
Ng Wing-yi, Po Leung Kuk 1984 College
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