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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t use it myself for my college age kids bc it just seems too controlling almost stalkerish.  But an acquaintance uses it on her college aged DC to track them daily and see where they are at all times.  Seems a bit much. [/quote]

We started turning it on for the HS/College kids when we took summer vacations to Europe---so we would know where the kids were if they went a different path than us.  The kids have chosen to leave it on 99% of the time.

However, they also know we never comment on where they are.  If they are at bars or parties, we might see that on a Sat night.  But I never comment on it to them.  They are free to do whatever they want as college students/post college kids now.  For me, it's a safety thing.  When my oldest was in college, they attended an urban school in a not so good area.  There were often reports of "shots fired" or student attacked/robbed both on campus and near the bars/areas college kids hang out.  When I get those alerts, I can see my kid's location and know they are safe, while I wait for a text confirmation from them.    Senior year, multiple kids from the school were in the bars when several shooting happened.  Many were on the floor in a few bars for hours until it was cleared.  I was able to see my kid had already left the area (30 mins prior) and was safely their house.  [/quote]

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