It's unnecessary. It shows a complete lack of trust in your children. Unless they've done something that has given reason for a parent not to trust them, there is absolutely no reason for the trackers. If a parent doesn't trust their children without the kid giving reason for the distrust, seems like an unhealthy relationship IMO.

 

Why would any parent trust their kids to make the right decision 100% of the time? That's not going to happen I don't care how much you trust your kids.

Why would any parent trust their kids to make the right decision 100% of the time? That's not going to happen I don't care how much you trust your kids.

 

Right, but that's how kids learn life lessons, and grow as people. Learning from the wrong decision's they've made. When you try to control every aspect of a child's life, they learn nothing about the real world IMO.

Right, but that's how kids learn life lessons, and grow as people. Learning from the wrong decision's they've made. When you try to control every aspect of a child's life, they learn nothing about the real world IMO.

 

I don't think kids learn about the real world until they are put in real world situations and forced to deal with real world issues. And that truly doesn't come for quite a few until they are in their 2nd or 3rd year of college.

 

I have the tracker on all my kid's phones and I have caught them in lies a couple of times using the tracker. Doesn't make them bad kids it just makes them kids who do stupid stuff from time to time and think they can get away with it. It isn't until they suffer the consequences for their actions that they truly learn anything. Without the trackers they'd still be thinking they were slick and trying to get away with stupidity which would lead to bigger problems with larger consequences down the road.

Shoot first, ask important questions later.

I track my phones and IPADS in case they are stolen. I see nothing wrong with having your kids phone tracked, they know it and may prevent them from doing something dumb, like leaving spring break early.

Right, but that's how kids learn life lessons, and grow as people. Learning from the wrong decision's they've made. When you try to control every aspect of a child's life, they learn nothing about the real world IMO.

 

And what life lesson did this boy learn by doing what he did. What good will this life lesson do him now.

And what life lesson did this boy learn by doing what he did. What good will this life lesson do him now.

 

Umm, tracking his phone wouldn't have necessarily made a difference.

 

I love how we're to the point of blaming the victim in this one though.

I track my phones and IPADS in case they are stolen. I see nothing wrong with having your kids phone tracked, they know it and may prevent them from doing something dumb, like leaving spring break early.

 

It's not going to prevent them from doing things they know you wouldn't approve of if they really wanted to.

 

If a kid tells his parents he's going to a friend's house to watch a couple movies, gets to said friend's house, leaves his phone there (because remember they know you're tracking it), then jump in the friend's car and go to some big kegger party, what good did the tracking of the phone just do?

Umm, tracking his phone wouldn't have necessarily made a difference.

 

I love how we're to the point of blaming the victim in this one though.

 

Im not blaming the victim, Im blaming the parents for letting a 17yr old HS jr go on spring break trip to N.O. Odds are nothing good comes out of that. He is 17, why let your baby go do that. It isnt his fault he snuck into his girlfriends room to get some, what boy wouldnt. But if he is home and not roaming around at 230 in the morning, it dont happen.

Lets see, cell phone tracker says he aint in N.O., but close by. Parents go get him. This dont happen and we are argueing about something else.

It's not going to prevent them from doing things they know you wouldn't approve of if they really wanted to.

 

If a kid tells his parents he's going to a friend's house to watch a couple movies, gets to said friend's house, leaves his phone there (because remember they know you're tracking it), then jump in the friend's car and go to some big kegger party, what good did the tracking of the phone just do?

 

None, but when I call it and he dont answer, then no one at the house answers. I may just drive by and say I took wrong turn on way to Wal Mart.

Im not blaming the victim, Im blaming the parents for letting a 17yr old HS jr go on spring break trip to N.O. Odds are nothing good comes out of that. He is 17, why let your baby go do that. It isnt his fault he snuck into his girlfriends room to get some, what boy wouldnt. But if he is home and not roaming around at 230 in the morning, it dont happen.

Lets see, cell phone tracker says he aint in N.O., but close by. Parents go get him. This dont happen and we are argueing about something else.

 

So let's just blame everyone but the idiot who pulled the trigger...That's logical.

 

It's only a 5 hour drive from NO to Houston. Say they had a tracker....They check around 7ish or so, he's in New Orleans. What would be a reason for checking at 2:30 am??

an ounce prevention is worth a pound of cure

None, but when I call it and he dont answer, then no one at the house answers. I may just drive by and say I took wrong turn on way to Wal Mart.

 

Right, and he's not there, and what did it accomplish? It didn't stop him from doing the behavior you were trying to prevent.

So let's just blame everyone but the idiot who pulled the trigger...That's logical.

 

It's only a 5 hour drive from NO to Houston. Say they had a tracker....They check around 7ish or so, he's in New Orleans. What would be a reason for checking at 2:30 am??

 

As far as we know right now the idiot who pulled the trigger at 230am thought a person was in his girls room doing who knows what. Maybe he watched the news and seen what happens in 2014 with all these freaks doing stuff to kids.

I don't think kids learn about the real world until they are put in real world situations and forced to deal with real world issues. And that truly doesn't come for quite a few until they are in their 2nd or 3rd year of college.

And some don't understand life or what the real world is like even after moving out on their own and starting a career. They see everything how it should be not how it really is!