Either of these questions should work! Just remember, looking ahead, that your goal will be to wrestle with a question. So take very seriously the words "Should" in question 1 and "Can" in question 2. Ultimately you won't just be listing ways in which surveillance could be helpful, or listing benefits of online therapy, but genuinely exploring the questions as you have them formulated above. Hope that makes sense!
Affordable, available, and easy to use
Rapid advances in technology, particularly in the last decade, have allowed individuals ready access to surveillance tools that were once only available to governments and law enforcement. Surveillance equipment is cheaper, smaller, and more sophisticated than ever before. Also important is that surveillance is a feature of everyday life, and thus has become normalized. Video cameras and GPS are standard features on smart phones. Personal computers together with wi-fi and the Internet allow individuals to watch over their property and loved ones remotely. Stores sell all manner of easily concealable tracking devices and cameras. In short, surveillance tools are no longer the stuff of spy novels but instead have become just another consumer product we can buy at the local mall.

Technology as a parental aid
Societal changes also play a significant role in the adoption of surveillance technologies into family life. It goes without saying that children have always been watched over to ensure that they are safe from harm. In the past, when people tended to live in close-knit communities, this was done by relatives, neighbours and friends. Today, people tend to live in anonymous neighbourhoods where they may not be able to rely on others to look out for their children. This anonymity can lead to an increased sense of danger. It is common for parents to feel that if their children are not under their watchful eye, they could encounter a stranger who will hurt them. Technology can provide parents with a seemingly convenient way of quelling those safety fears.
Online, the fear of strangers translates into a fear of pedophiles and cyberstalkers, feeding the vast market for surveillance equipment. According to a 2011 PEW Research Center survey, 54% of U.S. parents said they use parental controls or other means of filtering or monitoring their child’s computer-based online activities.12 Canadians hold similar views. In summarizing the findings of the 2012 Young Canadians in a Wired World study, Jane Tallim of MediaSmarts stated, "When we first began collecting data in 2000, adults described the Internet as a useful source of information. Today, the majority see the Internet as a source of fear and home to unknowable threats to their children. Parental fear has led to heavy surveillance and the belief that online spying is an imperative to good parenting.”13
Companies have recognized a marketing opportunity based on taking advantage of people’s fears about their children’s safety, such as the following warning to parents from KidsWatch, which sells computer monitoring software:
Our chat monitoring feature may not be the sole reason to bring KidsWatch into your home but it is a great safety feature to have. Consider this statistic from the Crimes Against Children Research Center: "Almost one in five young Internet users receive unwanted sexual solicitations." To us, that seems like a staggering number and you don't have to look further than reading your local newspaper to be aware just how frequently these situations can occur.14
Safety, together with convenience, appear to be the major selling points for monitoring technologies. In addition to addressing safety fears and convenience factors, surveillance technologies can also serve to fulfill parents’ more general emotional needs, particularly where young children are concerned. In a paper15 about Danish parents who enrolled their children in a nursery that allowed webcam access over the Internet, many parents reported feelings of being together with their children, as well as of protecting them.
Research Idea 1: Should parents use surveillance technology to monitor their children?

Discussion: I think this will be a good topic for a research since I can narrow it down to adoption of surveillance technologies into family life. I can discuss how technology can help parents to overcome some safety fears and how affordable and available it can be.
2) Research Idea 2: Can psychotherapy be effectively delivered over the Internet?

Discussion: This is a very interesting and controversial topic. I can discuss about the benefits of online therapy, e.g. flexible timing- not having to miss work or pay a babysitter, or spend time travelling to psychotherapist’s office. My research could also include the anonymity and privacy of patient.

Should parents use surveillance technology to monitor their children?

Surveillance Technology Monitor
Cameras Equipment observe
GPS Tracking supplies Device detect
Cell Phone Monitoring supervision

OPINION

Bisby, Adam. (February 22, 2014 Saturday ). Never a private moment; New home-monitoring systems let helicopter parents supervise their children like never before. But at what cost? Adam Bisby explores the erosion of youth privacy, and what it means for child development. The Globe and Mail (Canada), Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic

NEWS

(September 27, 2013 Friday ). IP cameras bring in online remote parenting for working couples; hi-tech | These latest gadgets help people keep an eye on their properties, nannies, domestic helps and ensure safety and security of their children. DNA, Retrieved from www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic

Since most families have gone nuclear and there is no one to keep an eye on their property or children, parents are now taking the help of technology to do remote parenting.