I have read this book as well and have been digesting it.

I agree that rules make kids find ways around them and lie to their parents. I have lied to my parents because of rules and anticipated anger.

Kids want to explore and parents should not get in the way until it's life threatening.

Also, kids used to roam around freely on the streets. Parents have become over-protective in the last 20 or so years. This book is like a corrective measure.

About screen time, schools in my state have started banning phones. That's sad. Teachers should try to be more engaging and identify individual interests of the kids instead of banning their competition (phones).