What is the best software for a kids phone to know their location.

She has the iPhone, so FindMyiPhone is the best solution. Set up an iCloud account for her in your name and sign into it on her iPhone. Go to Settings, iCloud, and enable FindMyiPhone. You can track the phone's location, set a passcode remotely, wipe all data, and send alert sounds and messages. I don't believe you can take a photo though.

You don't need an iPhone to track another iPhone. Now, I'm not sure how annoying Apple has made it to access iCloud.com on an Android device specifically, but I am sure there's an app out there that will work.

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They're many.

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Thanks for a post that is not only useless but also worded incorrectly.

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OP; why does your child need an Iphone at 9 years old? Get her a damn iTouch and call it a day

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This!

I love how the op asks for tech advice and instead gets OT hardass style parenting advice.

OP, take ilike's suggestion.

My kids will have some sort of phone by age 9 for sure, probably earlier. Ain't like the old days folks. Monitor your kids' use of technology closely, but don't cut them off from it just because you didn't have it at that age.

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Word of advice - If you don't want them knowing that you are tracking them, make sure the email address tied to the account is not one they monitor.

FindMyIphone now sends an email every time it is used to find the phone.

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I noticed that the other day, which is why I suggested making the iCloud account in Dad's name. But... at 9 years old, there's no reason not to tell her she's being tracked/monitored and why. In fact, that should extend to actual internet usage, since it's probably best that kids learn at an early age not to expect a certain level of privacy when using the internet.

Easy clowns who think they are better parents....maybe a parenting board for you Mr Moms might come in handy.

But I'll shed some light for those assclowns who know everything.

Her mother and I are not together, we are both remarried. I call her at least once per day and send her texts when she is not with me. We facetime every night as well. She goes to a very nice private school which is APple certified and they are already issued Ipads for classes and courses. So she is very knowledgable on safety, security, and all things electronic.

She HAD an itouch and set it down at a swim meet, no wifi in the building, no way to locate POOF, it gone. So I lose a $400 itouch because I had no constant signal.

I got her and her brother (10 yrs old) and iphone 4 on special for last Christmas for $1 each and $10 added per month. Why in the hell wouldn't a parent want access 24/7 to their children if possible?

She KNOWS I check her phone, it deters bad behavior BEFORE it's done. I don't need to sneak, she knows I'm watching that device and her at all times. She texts me when she changes her unlock code.

She is honor roll at the hardest Christian school in town, she's a state rated swimmer, and an even better volleyball player. She's in choir and piano at school and likes to run track in the springs.

She has earned my trust over and over and deserves my protection at all times, hence I want a program that best protects her phone and her safety.

These kids' futures are ALL electronic...mine is and will be prepared to face those future hurdles.

This is the tech board and I asked for some tech advice on software. Thanks to those who have suggestions!

To the others, kindly and gently GFY! And keep letting your own insecurities or your own actions on the internet hold back your child's life. No thanks on your child raising tutorial. I'm good.

Any other software suggestions appreciated, feel free to throw in any parent control advice on the iphones....since I have an android, I like to stay current but it's hard keeping up with multi-platform apps.

No, it wasn't directed at you.

I left a ton of things out. Mom's husband has a camp they frequent. They all use cell, no house phone, etc etc etc.

I don't want to have to call another person and ask to speak with my daughter. I call her.

Schedule changes, etc etc etc. It goes on forever.

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it increasingly becomes more popular among the tech elite.

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What does? The notion that kids shouldn't have phones? I guess in my circle I just hear it from baby boomers, who told my generation that TV would rot our brains, as they watch Wheel of Fortune on the highest fricking volume level. These are the people who've been left in the dust, the ones who think video games ruin social skills, because their parents locked them out of the house every day until sundown. I come from a long line of backwoods country folk.

Don't get me wrong. I totally believe in limiting electronics use (moderation, just like everything else), having constant access to their devices remotely, all of their login passwords, logs of their visited websites, etc. Otherwise, treat it just like any leisure activity. But even then, it all depends on the kid. OP's daughter is obviously responsible and well-adjusted. I hope my kids are the same when they get older, so that they can be trusted with tablets and phones or whatever the trend is in 6-8 years.

Sounds like you have a lot of trust issues