Electronic Nagging

Parents are going high-tech to get message across to their kids.

By: Jennifer Rogers | WKRG
Published: September 28, 2009

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(AP) - Nagging is going high-tech. Parents are adopting text messages to communicate with their kids. Jacky Longwell of McLean, Va., says she tries not to be too much of noodge. But she texts her three kids for all kinds reasons, from checking on homework to making sure the dog has been walked.

Reginald Black, another suburban Washington parent, says technology allows him to "nag more." He adds he can his give his three kids "a little more precise" instructions thanks to technology.