Should you track your kids through their phones?
The combination of new technology and the age-old devotion to keep your children safe is taking “helicopter parenting” to a whole new level.
The family safety and location-sharing Life360 app is often used by parents to monitor their child’s whereabouts. Paul Rovere
When NSW Central Coast-based marketing executive Cheree Robinson’s daughter and friends embarked on a schoolies trip to Bali, the mother of three felt surprisingly relaxed at the prospect of her child’s growing independence and embrace of nightlife.
She went on the trip too as a designated chaperone, but rather than spending it stressed out, she took her own holiday nearby, and let technology keep an eye on what her daughter and friends were up to.
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