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Perhaps in the face of impersonal and intimidating globalization, a young person's family feels more like a friendly haven than an oppressive trap.

On the other hand, Tronick himself is concerned that the worries about kids use of screens are born out of an "oppressive ideology that demands that parents should always be interacting" with their children.