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re: Parents Of Teenagers: Do You Track Your Teenager's Cell Phone?
Posted on 8/26/18 at 7:58 pm to fallguy_1978
Posted on 8/26/18 at 7:58 pm to fallguy_1978
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If she isn't trustworthy than we will have bigger issues.
It has nothing to do with trust for us, it’s about knowing where he is when he doesn’t answer or is moving around a lot.
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Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:01 pm to OweO
Teenagers are no where's near smart enough to do that 
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:02 pm to OweO
Yes and his truck!
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:02 pm to tgrbaitn08
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has nothing to do with trust for us, it’s about knowing where he is when he doesn’t answer or is moving around a lot.
Exactly. We use the Life 360 app and really like it. Shows where he is, where he’s been, even how fast he’s been going.
This post was edited on 8/26/18 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:03 pm to OweO
I did use the Find My Friends app at times for my daughter when she first started driving mainly because I wanted to make sure she got to her destination -- she was awful about remembering to let us know she was there. I rathered do that than call and check in on her in front of her friends.
Now I use it to see where she is when I'm trying to finish dinner so I can either go ahead and finish or wait for the final touches. And if she's TOO far away, well, I just finish dinner and eat!
eta: I opted not to get the tracker for the vehicle that I"m told tracks how fast they drive, how quickly they brake, etc. A friend of mine did that with her daughter but I wasn't paying a monthly fee for that.
Now I use it to see where she is when I'm trying to finish dinner so I can either go ahead and finish or wait for the final touches. And if she's TOO far away, well, I just finish dinner and eat!
eta: I opted not to get the tracker for the vehicle that I"m told tracks how fast they drive, how quickly they brake, etc. A friend of mine did that with her daughter but I wasn't paying a monthly fee for that.
This post was edited on 8/26/18 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:04 pm to StealthCalais11
I have no problem with tracking, but mine isn’t remotely close enough to need it yet.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:05 pm to tgrbaitn08
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It has nothing to do with trust for us, it’s about knowing where he is when he doesn’t answer or is moving around a lot.
I have no issue with it. I don't think I'll do it but understand why some do. I hope my daughter is a little more level headed than I was as a teenager
This post was edited on 8/26/18 at 8:08 pm
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:16 pm to fallguy_1978
My daughter is only 11 but it scares me to death that she’s just like me. I don’t believe I’ll ever need to track her because I won’t ever let her out of my sight.
Thank god my son is more laid back like my wife and will hopefully stay out of trouble.
Thank god my son is more laid back like my wife and will hopefully stay out of trouble.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:21 pm to OweO
I don't track every move, but I have Bark installed on both of mine's phones. It alerts me If they do something I have deemed not normal.
Some boy sent my oldest a crude message in the spring. I got an alert, and sent a screenshot to the kid's dad. He was at my house apologizing to my daughter that evening.
Some boy sent my oldest a crude message in the spring. I got an alert, and sent a screenshot to the kid's dad. He was at my house apologizing to my daughter that evening.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:22 pm to tgrbaitn08
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My daughter is only 11 but it scares me to death that she’s just like me. I don’t believe I’ll ever need to track her because I won’t ever let her out of my sight.
Mine is one year older. She's been an easy kid so far. Laid back, straight A student, never gets in trouble. That's why I'm worried she'll be a hellion as a teenager
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:22 pm to anc
quote:hope he had bruises
Some boy sent my oldest a crude message in the spring. I got an alert, and sent a screenshot to the kid's dad. He was at my house apologizing to my daughter that evening.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:24 pm to OweO
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Do You Track Your Teenager's Cell Phone?
This is, apparently very common nowadays. I would say that most of the parents I know do it with the child's full knowledge. Seems to make mom and dad feel a whole lot better about things when they know what is going on.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:27 pm to Spankum
the frightening thing is SOME of you are parents
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:27 pm to OWLFAN86
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hope he had bruises
Tough guy
Posted on 8/26/18 at 8:28 pm to OWLFAN86
I just thank God my parents didn’t have such technology
Posted on 8/26/18 at 9:03 pm to OweO
I cannot stand hyper vigilant helicopter parents. At some point, you have to give your kids some rope, let them be independent and yes, God forbid, make mistakes to learn from. I think it's mentally weak to not be able to let your kids go out and live their lives without having to know exactly where they are at every second of the day.
If my kids go out, I have them text me when they arrive and when they get home. That's it. Stop being psychotic.
If my kids go out, I have them text me when they arrive and when they get home. That's it. Stop being psychotic.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 9:08 pm to OWLFAN86
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just ask the question, stop making it a novel
Some posters can get away with lengthy posts.
His are in a writing style so atrocious and inane and pointless that even short ones are like nails on a chalkboard to read.
It’s like masturbating with lye and you don’t even nut.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 9:12 pm to fr33manator
It’s not always about helicopter parenting, it’s about adapting to tech and the consequences that can come from kids having it.
Kids today can reach so much further into other kids lives it’s ridiculous. We use to be able to go home and escape the pressure and bullying, our kids today don’t have that luxury. Adapt or be a fossil. There are appropriate levels of privacy intrusion with tech to be a good parent.
Kids today can reach so much further into other kids lives it’s ridiculous. We use to be able to go home and escape the pressure and bullying, our kids today don’t have that luxury. Adapt or be a fossil. There are appropriate levels of privacy intrusion with tech to be a good parent.
This post was edited on 8/26/18 at 9:14 pm
Posted on 8/26/18 at 9:18 pm to Demshoes
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I cannot stand hyper vigilant helicopter parents. At some point, you have to give your kids some rope, let them be independent and yes, God forbid, make mistakes to learn from. I think it's mentally weak to not be able to let your kids go out and live their lives without having to know exactly where they are at every second of the day.
Teenagers regardless of who may have raised them or how trust worthy they may be will give in to peer pressure, abandon common sense, and do some of the most idiotic, dangerous, illegal stuff you could imagine. With the capabilities available today a parent would be stupid to not track their kid, it could easily save their life.
Posted on 8/26/18 at 9:22 pm to OweO
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