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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is hooking up and dating. Big college in the south. [/quote]

Your kid tells you about their hookups?[/quote]

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Life 360 lets you know when your kid spends the night elsewhere. [/quote]

Who the hell monitors their adult children on Life 360?!?!  That is seriously dysfunctional. [/quote]

I’m not monitoring it obsessively.

We have a family circle on Life360 that we’ve had for years. We still have younger kids at home (just the oldest is away at college).

I told them they could turn off Life360 and that I certainly didn’t plan to track them.

They opted to keep it on.

Personally, I like being able to see if they are driving before I text or call (I won’t call or text if they are driving). Similarly, I’ll check to make sure they aren’t in class or at a bar/restaurant before I call/text.

They also do the same: check to see if I’m at the office or working from home, see if I’m driving, etc.

Anyway, I know my kid is having fun because I’ve noticed they slept at a girls-only dorm or somewhere that isn’t their own dorm. I never ask about it, but he’s commented that he’s “hanging out” with a girl from X state. Usually he’s sharing things like he’s met someone with a beach house or vacation home someplace cool or a bunch of kids are heading to the lake or someplace over the weekend.

Feel free to make fun of me for having Life360. I don’t mind. If you knew me, you’d know I’m the furthest thing from a helicopter parent. Anyway, my kid’s social life is fine. Ditto for academic life. Very well-rounded experience as far as I can tell.

If your kid is struggling to make connections at college where it’s far easier than in the adult world/workplace, then perhaps encourage them to put themselves out there a bit. With social media and covid coupled with the helicoptering some kids experienced, plenty of college students simply aren’t equipped to navigate the social stuff—and it is important. [/quote]

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