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Hi want to track my kids?

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muggymum · 10/08/2017 21:29

Ok I know this seems abit full on and fame me if I require it but I am wanting to purchase a tracker / GPS on my DC.

Nothing sinister, they are both below 10yo. They are rarely out of my sight. However but I was wondering if there was an sort of tracker I could have for them.

I mean I have one for my keys, and one on my car and relatively they don't mean rock all compared to DC. Just something I could slip into clothing or in shoes.

Is there such a thing?

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notreallythere · 10/08/2017 21:32

I think you need to ask yourself how you would have felt if your parents had such a thing tracking your every movement when you were the same age.

dinosaursandtea · 10/08/2017 21:33

Ohhhh yeah. You're being U. You want to put some sort of GPS chip into your children's clothing. That's weird as fuck, sorry.

FannyFifer · 10/08/2017 21:35

We all have iPhones so can see where they are at any time by using find my iPhone or the family sharing thing.

arethereanyleftatall · 10/08/2017 21:37

Yanbu, I wish it was the norm tbh.

StillDrivingMeBonkers · 10/08/2017 21:37

Your below 10yo has iPhones? wow.

NancyJoan · 10/08/2017 21:38

Where are the going that you might need to track them?

Coconutspongexo · 10/08/2017 21:38

www.boardwalkbuy.co.uk/products/gps-smart-wristwatch-for-anti-lost-child-monitor?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=googlepla&variant=27789789638&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1rn5v8LN1QIVzLXtCh1G7QOIEAQYBCABEgLwEPD_BwE

I don't know if this is the correct one but when I was on holiday a mum was telling me her children have watches that you can track their location on. They were only 4&7 but I imagine it helps her.

I'm personally not into it.

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muggymum · 10/08/2017 21:40

I don't know, I don't think it's weird tbh. I get it it's abit out there. And yeah I wouldn't of maybe liked it as a teenager. But I have a 8 and 5 year old, they are rarely out of my sight. However, what if, he worst case, I am paranoid about them being taken. Just means I know they are safe.

My friends children are a little older and they have phones. She has GPS tracking on her boys. She doesn't spy on them she just knows they are safe

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TakeMe2Insanity · 10/08/2017 21:40

Amazon?

Beyond that how do your kids feel? How will they feel?

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muggymum · 10/08/2017 21:42

They don't have phones and will not be having phones for a good few years yet. My main concern is them being lost or taken

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delilahbucket · 10/08/2017 21:42

A friend of mine has a gps watch for her child for when they are playing out. The child is 9. The watch also has a payg sim and you can programme 3 phone numbers into it so the child can ring you if needed. The watch was purchased on eBay but I don't know which one.

SkyWalker95 · 10/08/2017 21:43

You can get fun little fit bit type watches you can track them from your phone along with stats. Some of them have little games as well

RebelRogue · 10/08/2017 21:43

Get one of the Gps watches. Talk to the kids and ask their opinion and see how they feel about it.

BitOutOfPractice · 10/08/2017 21:45

How weird to compare your dc to your car Confused

CrazyHairSister · 10/08/2017 21:47

pocketfinder.com

Looked into these for an elderly relative with dementia who has started wandering off. If the technology had been available when DS was younger I would have had one - he has ASD and would run off if scared.

As it is I have a tracker collar for my cats Blush

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muggymum · 10/08/2017 21:49

Thanks everyone. Will get on amazon.

Yes I was comparing my car, saying it means rock all to me yet I have gone out of my way to make sure that is tracked if it is taken yet my children who are much more vulnerable have no way of letting me know or no way of me finding them if they are taken.

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YetAnotherNC2017 · 10/08/2017 21:49

Thats weird.

If they're with you then why on earth do you need to track them Confused

JellyBellies · 10/08/2017 21:50

Amazon sells phone watches with GPS trackers. I bought them for my sons when I was taking them to London for a holiday by myself. Now we only use them on a weekend when we will be out and they could go out of sight.

SuperBeagle · 10/08/2017 21:52

They don't have phones and will not be having phones for a good few years yet. My main concern is them being lost or taken

No more likely to happen in 2017 than it was in 1967.

Address your paranoia. That's the problem here. Don't project your anxieties on your children who deserve to enjoy a childhood free of GPS trackers being attached to their clothes.

chronicleink · 10/08/2017 21:52

Don't see the point, other than making them paranoid. Ultimate helipcopter parenting. And if someone did actually mean them harm then those trackers will be the first thing destroyed no?

MagicMoneyTree · 10/08/2017 21:53

But even if you know they're at wherever, you can't know whether they're being groomed by a friends uncle (for example) so if you're as paranoid as you sound, knowing where they are won't stop you fretting, you'll just worry about something else. They're unlikely to be out on their own at that age - more likely to be with you or under the supervision of another trusted adult- so imo it all just sounds a bit unhinged/ over the top and you maybe need to look into dealing with the issues you have in that respect. Sorry if that hasn't come across in the most tactful way, I don't mean to cause any offence. I think many of us have intruding/ irrational thoughts when it comes to our kids. We won't do ourselves any favours thinking about the what ifs. I
Convinced myself we would all die the first time we took DS on a plane (30 min flight) but don't think twice about getting in the car with him most days. What do you think a tracker for your kids will stop happening? Stop them being snatched? Stop them taking drugs? Reason I ask is that they probably engage in much riskier activities every day than popping to a friends house/ the shops/ the park without you and you wouldn't think twice about it.

Flimp · 10/08/2017 21:55

I WANT TO TRACK MY CATS! Shock

What do you use CrazyHair?

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muggymum · 10/08/2017 21:57

They wouldn't see it to destroy it. Obv if it's a watch it's obv but maybe something more subtle.

My DD friend came this evening, wanting her to come and play out, she's six, I said she couldn't as she was eating her tea. This is the first time she's been invited to play out and it scared me. She often has play dates at people's house but to play out. It takes one awful person to scoop her up in a car then she's gone.

I don't neee to remind you all of times when this has happened.

If we can prevent it shouldn't we.

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chronicleink · 10/08/2017 21:58

Totally agree with MagicMoneyTree ... how are your kids going to feel about this when they're older? When they're 11/12 are you going to be able to start giving them the freedoms they need to start turning into independent young men/women? Or follow them around tracking their every move, demanding to know where they are and what they are doing... you need them to be open with you and trust you or they'll get up to all sorts behind your controlling back...

chronicleink · 10/08/2017 21:59

Are you planning to microchip them? Other wise stripping a kid of their clothing/ possessions will take care of your 'tracker'

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