I need to screen share with my parents Mac

Both I and my parents have Macs. I am c careful to always keep our Macs updated to the same OS X level, so when they have a problem, I can step through it with them, relatively confident our screens look the same. A better solution would be to actually see their screen. i have seen ways to connect to my own Macs remotely, or another Mac on the same Apple ID. Neither is the case here.
I would like to screen share with my parents computer. It is not one of my machines, nor does it share an Apple ID. I don't need to control it, just be able to see their screen and watch what they do. When I am on with AppleCare they sometimes screen share. They can maneuver a red arrow around on my screen. They have no control, but they can point and tell me where I need to click. That would be awesome. Can we do anything like that?
Thanks for the help!
Jeff

I've found TeamViewer (http://TeamViewer.com) is really good. It's free for personal use and you install it at both ends. For unattended access (where your parents don't have to do anything for you to log in) you would set up a personal password. Or they can launch it using a dock shortcut and give you the one-time ID and password.
Matt

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