Life 360 in College

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you find lost phones?

We’ve never lost one.

Call it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You shouldn't be using that in college.

We all share Find My Friends but that's it.

Isn't it similar to Find Friends?

[Anonymous]

I still track my 21 yo college student. Call me creepy. I don't care.

[Anonymous]

I have find my friends on my family members - gives me peace of mind to be able to see where my kids are. My kids are much better behaved than I ever was at their age so it has nothing to do with spying it has to do with me getting a 5 second pulse on where there are. It's completely pointless since I have never once ever mentioned whereabouts to them but as a mom, I like to be able to see where they are, sue me.

I take issue with this idea that college kids are "adults". Adults are not teenagers who are 100 percent financially reliant on their parents and who may be in the first weeks of living away from home. Adults have their own homes, jobs, pay for their own phone, insurance and life. We can mince words here but granting "adult" autonomy to teens taking their first steps of independence is a joke. I actually find the whole college process of parents barely being able to log in to pay 40-80K in tuition to be ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Can't kids leave them phone in their room and then proceed to stay out all night? Perhaps some parents need to implant a device like you do for your dog?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you find lost phones?

We’ve never lost one.

Call it!

If it's in a restaurant and you are home how will that help?

[Anonymous]

In our family everyone that has a phone has the free version of Life 360. That includes parents, teens and college students. My kids can see where I am and I can see where they are...if I look. Don't give me a reason to look and I won't. I have enough other things to keep me busy. But we are honest with our kids and they have figured out that having our trust is worth it. Our oldest is a junior in college and goes to school out of state. She has said she likes that we have it. She considers it a safety back up. She checks on us more than we check on her. Typically she checks to see if we are at home or if we are out so she knows if she can call home. I check our 17 year old at night since he works late and closes the building he works at. I'm not going to go to sleep until he is home so I like to know if he has left work yet. My husband and I both have it and our kids have seen that in our marriage we don't have anything to hide from each other. Since we don't have anything to hide then the app is just for safety and continence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can't kids leave them phone in their room and then proceed to stay out all night? Perhaps some parents need to implant a device like you do for your dog?

Ha! Like that ever happens. They’d just assume lose a limb than be without their phone all night.

[Anonymous]

No, neither one. It's ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I still track my 21 yo college student. Call me creepy. I don't care.

Hey, at least you know it's creepy. Some people think it's perfectly normal.

[Anonymous]

Nope- we do not. DS is an adult and we respect his privacy.

[Anonymous]

To the parents using life 360, or tracking their kids in college, how would you have felt when you were in college and your parents were tracking you?

Would you have been ok with that?

[Anonymous]

We have it and rarely look (rarely, not never). But as a pp said, when we go to our child's school, or they are coming home it is nice to know if the arrival is in 5 or 35 minutes.

We first got it for pick up for a sport they attended weekly in MS, and it was great for knowing when the bus was arriving back at the general location. It meant I didn't have to wait for them and they didn't have to wait for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have it and rarely look (rarely, not never). But as a pp said, when we go to our child's school, or they are coming home it is nice to know if the arrival is in 5 or 35 minutes.

We first got it for pick up for a sport they attended weekly in MS, and it was great for knowing when the bus was arriving back at the general location. It meant I didn't have to wait for them and they didn't have to wait for me.

I'm asking this seriously, why? Is the precise arrival moment really that big of a deal? Or is it that you have a little anxiety about not being able to see exactly where your kid is whenever you want? I get it. It's not easy when your kid is away at college and it can easily cause a bit of anxiety. I definitely had some, but I dont know. It just felt like ok, now is the time for me to start letting go. Collge is the first step in becoming an actual adult. Unless there are some special circumstances it seems really helcipoterish to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In our family everyone that has a phone has the free version of Life 360. That includes parents, teens and college students. My kids can see where I am and I can see where they are...if I look. Don't give me a reason to look and I won't. I have enough other things to keep me busy. But we are honest with our kids and they have figured out that having our trust is worth it. Our oldest is a junior in college and goes to school out of state. She has said she likes that we have it. She considers it a safety back up. She checks on us more than we check on her. Typically she checks to see if we are at home or if we are out so she knows if she can call home. I check our 17 year old at night since he works late and closes the building he works at. I'm not going to go to sleep until he is home so I like to know if he has left work yet. My husband and I both have it and our kids have seen that in our marriage we don't have anything to hide from each other. Since we don't have anything to hide then the app is just for safety and continence.

MY DC’s friend’s father had the full suite of trackers on him, including Life360, AirTags, tracker on his car. He and his wife separated a few months ago, and he’s now living with his AP. He seems genuinely happy.