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[quote=Anonymous]op, that tracker is the best. you will see, the phone will never leave his side.  I love Life360 and it has really helped when someone is running late etc, and instead of calling/nagging, I can just see what's going on.

I want to recommned that you set the rules before you get the phone.  it's hard--you will see, esp. as your kid becomes a teen--it's hard to "put toothpaste back in the tube" on things, but easy to get them in play from the get-go.

So, for example, I did not allow electronics upstairs (the bedrooms).  They put their phone downstairs for the night.  OP, nothing good happens on an iPhone after 10pm, so this is a great strategy.  The rule stayed into effect until my kid was probably 16, then it broke down but didn't really matter at that point.

Another rule is the Life360 will stay on, always, as a condition to having the phone. I took the Life360 app and buried it in an app folder off the first screen page, just so my kids would not be reminded of it.

And rules about them not ignoring your texts, or calling you back.

Also teach them that (except for you) they do not have to text back immediately. The problem with young minds and texting is that they think they have to text back immediately or their friend will get hurt or mad. The rapid texting back and forth can make for poor decisions on what they are saying, and all that is forever readable by anyone (ie. can get them in trouble).  They need to slow down.

Teach them how to "train" their friends, for example, by not texting back immediately, or not texting back after 8pm.  They can mention to their friends ("I can't text after 8pm", then follow through. The friend will learn that Larla doesn't text back after 8pm and will not text them.

Basically all this is teaching boundaries.

If you search this forum or google, you'll find great examples of a phone contract you create with your kid.  In retrospect I don't think I needed that much detail, but the above suggestions I really encourage. [/quote]

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