Do you track your dc?

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DS is 10, nearly 11 and has just started walking to and from school a couple of days a week with his friends

they sometimes play out for an hour after school too, on a park that's on their way home

School is a 20 minute walk away

I've put snapchat on his phone so I can track where he is but it's not ideal as the app has to be in use to see him on the map

We're Android users so no 'find my iPhone '

Are there any better alternatives?

Or else she’ll leave her phone at her friend’s house, head off to the party and be there without a phone if she runs into trouble, with no way of contacting you, her friends or emergency services 🤷‍♀️ But you’ll think she’s ‘safe’ cos you know where her phone is.

Where are you going that you need to be secretive?! I don't get it.

Yes, Life360. We're all on it and they love being able to track me... 🙄😬

What is there not to get? I don't think there's any need for someone to know where I am at all times. Like I said, I was in a controlling relationship previously where my every movement was questioned, am I heck doing that again. We manage fine with the power of texts and phone calls.

Yes. We have Google family link on Android. It's handy knowing when they're heading home so I can sort our food or pick them up from somewhere.

I’m quite happy to be tracked tbh.
I’m sure I would feel very differently if I was in an abusive relationship or had an abusive ex but as it is, I honestly don’t mind my family/friends knowing where I am.