My mom snoop on me. At first i didnt no i was only 7yr old what do i no. But as i got older i saw what she was doing. It made me mad and sad at the same time. so i went to talk to her and asked her to stop i new she was doing her job as mom but i didnt do anything bad and i was a good kid and everything she tould me i would do. will anyway she didnt stop the older i got i started to do bad thing.i wanted out i wanted freedom. because every were i would go my mom was all ways there i would go out with my friends my mom was there. it came a time when my friends tould me they could'nt go out with me because my mom was always around and it not that we were doing anything bad but come was i to old to alway have my there. i would go to school my mom was there my first day of high school my mom went with omg i was so mad how do that im not 2. she would always look in my room she would read my note book then get mad when she would read them. i would tell her not to read my note books because that was like my best friend who i would tell everything to the one that would'nt tell any one what i said but she still did it anyway. will the out come was that i ran away from home now i live with my dad i am 19yr old and get married in april . the funny thing about everything i said is that's not even the whole store there is so much

Get real...Our job is to PROTECT you! and usually that means from yourself!

I just finished watching this show and I think its crazy. Teenagers need space, they need to learn on their own, but if parents won't get off their case, they're just going to go off more. It's like a bird, if you squeeze, it will squirm. I know, I did the same, this snooping, will only cause the child to want to do it more not because it's fun, but to keep pissing the parent off. They'll start thinking that if they can't seem to do anything right anymore, why do something right? Which will certainly make them rebel more. But if you guide and give advice then maybe there would be a chance for the teen to realize that she/he doesn't have to handle everything alone. I would probably hate my mother if she did that to me.

I watch "should you snoop on your teen" and it made me think of my own parents. Like the other parents I gave them reason to monitor my life. Although,my behavior was a little more extreme than the girls on the show one girl reminded me of a teenage friend i had. She used to sneak out of her house at 15 with her boyfriend and eventually she was pregnant. I'm not assuming that will happen to her but I'm saying that parents should monitor their teens to a point. And as they grow up and mature they more freedom they can have. I well know it's hard to gain your parents trust it took me years and I'm sure they trust me to a point now. I think if my parents wouldn't have monitored me after I acted out I won't have stopped what I was doing wrong.

well i watched the mom police episode yesterday and i really just wish i was able to be in your place tyra and tell those moms how it really is. i mean you can only keep so many tabs on your kids before the decide to prove you right. kids do not want there parents in their business, and i do understand that your under their roof but rules can only go so far. kids need their own privacy parents just need to understand. i mean they were kids once just let them have fun and trust that you did a good enough job parenting for you children to make the right decisions!!! love cass

I just finished watching Monday's episode with "Mom Police." I was continuously shaking my head throughout the show because I recognized my parents in those moms. And even though Bernadette said she tells her daughters that she snoops because she loves them, that doesn't mean they won't rebel when they get older. I'm a great example of that! Both of my parents were very overprotective, my dad moreso than my mom. I was the youngest of 3, the only girl, honor roll, and never in trouble. I was not allowed to date even in high school, but I could accept phonecalls from boys. But even when a guy DID call the house, my parents would eavesdrop on our conversation, so it was too embarrassing to even talk!! My dad even continued to eavesdrop when I was home for the holidays during college when I was 19-years-old. I'm 28 now and my dad still tries to keep track of my whereabouts. And, HELL YEAH, I rebelled! I wasn't allowed to listen to secular music, so when I turned 16, I got a job so I could buy my own CDs. When I graduated from high school at age 18 and moved away to college, I went buckwild! I went to clubs, developed a drinking problem, and things got very rocky. They're starting to smooth out now, but even to this day, my dad and I have issues. I have resentments against him and he's just and old man, stubborn and stuck in his ways. There's no use in talking to him and it's not the situation I would like it to be. Parents should allow their children some sort of freedom cuz if you smother them, they will rebel and will come to resent you for it.

hi im 24 and a single mom. my parents always trusted to me even though i was the perfect teen i did get into some trouble but nothing too juvinile. I was pretty much a regular teen however i had a friend that did have a friend that took her own life in highschool. on the outside she was a normal teen but she had serious issues deep down. and even tough my parents neversnooped (not that i knew of anyway) i think that if a parent suspects that their child is in some kind of trouble emtionally or physically that need to snoop....but knowing boundries and keeping respect. if knew there was something wrong with my son other than just normal teenage problems i would do everthing in my power to help him before a tradgedy happend

I am twenty one years old, i go to college full time and have a part time job. I never ever have had to sneak out, lie to my parents, or "act" out. I know these parents mean well, but they're just causing more a cluster mess. I have told my mother and father everything. I told them the first time i had a beer. None the less I feel these parents will smother their children to become sex fiends or drug addicts. There were two very well behaved young ladies on this show and they were treated like they just sold meth from their basement. My mother never read my diary and my father never "showed" up places I was at to embarass me, and i turned out more than fine. The mothers seem scared to let their children make mistakes. They are fifteen now and living with them, they wont do much but make simple mistakes. When they get on their own they will feel deprived and do whatever they didn't do. The "mothers" need to chillllll out!

Tyra-- I am seventeen years old and I used to be a cutter in my junior high years. Reasons that children cut is because they feel neglected by their parents or those around them; they feel that there is no one to go to and are too young to really deal with things on their own and therefore begin to cut to relieve pain. While watching the segment with mother Bernadette and daughters Cassie and Tiana, I was very concerned with how Bernadette acted. I understand that she wants to help her daughters, but after finding out that Cassie cut, I could clearly tell that Bernadette did very little in trying to help Cassie and just went on a snooping rampage. Bernadette- YOUR DAUGHTERS NEED LOVE AND THEY NEED ATTENTION. THEY ARE STILL CHILDREN. While watching the show, I could only hear anger and bitterness in Bernadette's voice. She is instilling FEAR within her children by acting this way. They will still feel neglected regardless of "how much she tells them she loves them". She has to listen to her children, be COMPASSIONATE. Snooping will not stop a child from cutting or hurting inside or even stop them from becoming rebellious. Her daughters are obviously well-mannered. The only things Bernadette needs to do is LISTEN. STOP LETTING OUT YOUR CHILDHOOD PAIN ON YOUR CHILDREN. Before you go to snooping again, RECONCILE THINGS WITH YOUR MOTHER. And until that part of you heals, your daughters will only be afraid of you. Trust me. Do this for you, and for your beautiful daughters. They older they get, the less time you will have to mend theirs and your pain. And if you don't fix it now, you will end up regretting it. Mend your pain and their pain while you still can,

i dont think snooping is ever a good idea it really represents a lack of trust and communication between the parents. im 14 years old and i dont do anything bad but my parents still are semi suspicious i think the best thing to do is forge a relationship not snoop thats kinda low

As a very young mom I do believe parents should do some investigating on their children. My parents were strict and had too much trust in me and I do believe if my mother would have been disappointed in me if she only knew. On the show and all the comments say no parents shouldn’t snoop it’s my stuff, well who is supporting you? You live in their house you should follow those rules! I don’t believe it should be stalker crazy, but checking who you’re hanging out with and where you will be isn’t so bad (don’t lie it will get you in trouble)…. Today my mom is my BEST friend and when my daughter gets older I will make sure I do some investigating on her (but not psycho crazy) so she doesn’t make the say mistakes that I did. KIDS BE THANKFUL FOR YOUR PARENTS you don’t know until you become one yourself!!!!

i understand the girls feelings about their mothers snooping but i know first hand i am no perfect daughter myself my mom doesnt trust me what so ever but for me she has every right to but for the other girls who are good girls dont deserve it.

I am 21 and I believe a parent should not snoop. I believe it would be better if instead of snooping you would actually talk to your kids...Trust is a key concept that everyone needs weather it be a relationship of family or a couple...Cause either way if you don't let them do what they want they will still do it and the out come might be even worse..

I think rules and boundaries are needed for any child without a doubt. However, I do think that a parent should measure those and not take advantage. For example, I was always a good daughter but my dad was always very strict. I mean like never let me go out the door strict, guys could not call me, he'd listen in on my phone conversations with my chicas and on top of it he would always compare me to other teenage girls my age and older relatives who had taken advantage of their parents trust. Needless to say, eventually I rebeled because I felt trapped and treated unfairly. I was 16 when I started ditching school and a few months short of being 18 the first time I snuck out. Long story short I moved in with my now hubby at 18 1/2 and have a 2 yr old son and because my dad was so strict I feel like I've missed out on a lot of things. So to the parents who snoop... If your doing without being given any reason Please Stop before your kids feel the same way my dad made me feel..

Hi, I'm Teresa and I'm 14 years old. Personally I think that snooping is not the right thing to do for parents to know what their teens are up to. My parents have always trusted me and given me freedom to a limit and i respect that and i don't go against them. When i am out, I'm the one calling them all the time and they know where I am, who I'm with, and what I'm doing so theres nothing to keep from them and if i do something that will betray their trust then i HAVE TO tell them or i will not be able to sleep at night. Honestly i think the best way to know what your teens are up to is to communicate with them, the parents need to trust their teens and just remember they've taught them everything they need to know to the best of their ability, eventually they have to see their teachings being put into action and this is a time where teens will not be afraid to tell their parents anything and they will respect the trust if they have been taught well so parents need to trust their teachings. Basically i think that snooping is the worst way to know what your teen is up to even though you are worried, my parents are worried too and they want to know everything i do but they have a limit and they don't snoop and that created a strong relationship, so the best thing to do is just stay in touch and try to create and a stronge, loving, and honest relationship.