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Asschoolfltatsagain，there’sSOmuchmoleforanAmericanparenttonag(唠叨)about，like
homework，bedtimeandlosthoursontheIntemet．Butintheageofdigitalchildhood，JackyLong-well，45，ofMcLean，Virginia，oftentext—messages(发短信)whatsheOnCetoldherchildrenbymouth_"Benicetoyourbrother；walkthedog；rememberyourreading．
Thisistheworldofthemodemfamily，inwhichevenremindingchildrentodosomethinghas
becomeelectronic．
There arechangesinhowparentsnagandinwhattheynagaboutandinthefrequencyoftheir
nagging．
Withtechnology，“younagmore，andyouarealittlebitmore：precisewithyournagging．’’said
Reginald Black，46，ofWoodbridge，Virginia．
Formanyyoungpeople，electronicnaggingispartoftheexperienceofgrowingup．CharlesFlowers，17，131．$enioratSt．John“CollegeHighSchoolinWashington．sayshismothel-remindshimabouteverythingfromlaundry，beingOiltimetobaseballpracticeandmowingthelawnbytext．
Whensheusescapitalsheknowssheisserious：GETHOME!
Somesaytechnologyhasmadenagginglessannoying．
JaekyLongwellthinkstextsalelessemotionalthanspokenmessagesandlesslikelytoberesistedbyteenagers．
It’snotaspainfulforthemtohearitbytext．Itbecomesgroupedwiththefriendlycommunication，”shesaid．“Theycan’thearthenagging．”
Shethinksagoodwaytodoitistomixfriendlinesswithnagging．AparentCallalwaysstartby
sayinghello．
Notallparentslikethenewelectronicragging．JoyceBouehard，51，amotheroffourinFairfax，Virginia，textsher14一year—oldsonbutsaysthatformany things—chores，homework—the
old—fashionedwayworksbetter．Naggingbytexthasrisks，shenotes：Ialwaysthink，ifyouaretextingthemsomethingandtheyarewiththeirfriends，theyalegettingabiglaughoutofit．’’
68．Wecanconcludefromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat————————．
A．Americanchildrenoftenstayuplatestudying
B．JackyLong'wellhadahappyaigitalchildhood
C．Americanparentspaytoomuchattentiontotheirchildren’sstudies
D．Americanparentsthinkalotaboutthe
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