Monitoring teens with Life360

[Anonymous]

Not typical so parents might be a little much, but also, like PP said, there may be issues you don't know about.

[Anonymous]

For my kids, we had a much simpler tracking app during each one's first year of driving. Our agreement was that I would only track them if they were late checking in and/or did not respond to a call and text. It helped calm my fears that they could have an accident and not be found, but I had no reason not to trust them otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Didn't have it, but wish I did it when they first got phones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is an app that sends her parents a text every time she changes location and her parents will text her saying for ex "why are you at Starbucks? You said you were going to chick fillet!" And then they will ground her for changing locations even though chick fillet is two minutes from Starbucks and the only reason they changed is that her friends changed their minds or wanted to drop by Starbucks before chick fillet, etc.

That kind of monitoring. Not my kid, and they aren't abusing her or anything, so I'm not gonna say anything, but I'm just wondering if it's normal. Seems excessive and controlling.

It doesn't even sound like you know them all that well. Lots of people seem one way but really have different behavior than you would expect in other situations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So....for a good kid, tracking via a cell phone app is not what everyone is doing these days?

No. We have family rules about carrying a charged phone and checking in fget school so messages can be exchanged. No tracking.

Sooner or later, he is going to move away. I would like him to have the skills he needs by then and without trust, he won't get them.

I pass no judgment on what parents need to do when raising a troubled kid, since I have little experience with that.

[Anonymous]

1. Host a neighborhood block party for all the local teens.
2. Lace the punch with a moderate sedative.
3. Fit the kids with radio tracking collars while they're out.
4. Collect data over a 2-year period and submit it to Mutual of Omaha for a segment on Wild Kingdom.

[Anonymous]

Considering that most kids lie to their parents most of the time, you need to do what it takes to verify their stories. Finding the truth is often painful, but critical.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

I certainly don't track my kids' every move, but they are often on the road late at night for sports, etc. so it I helpful to know where they are. It's a peace of mind thing. Everyone in our family has it on their phone.

[Anonymous]

I put it when my teenager started driving late at night to concerts in VA. It is ON just when he goes driving.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't track my teen as an individual, but I might monitor driving. You can do that through things like Motosafety GPS in the car, that tracks speeding, harsh braking, etc.

[Anonymous]

I can't imagine not having this on my kids' phones, or on my wife's phone. Or for her to have it on my phone. Privacy? Too much of that these days. I want to know where my family is and have no problem with their knowing where I am. We are a family, after all.