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To put tracking app on (daughter's) mobile

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Liz1tummypain · 07/01/2023 13:37

I'm asking for information and your experience with these. What is the name of a good app? How have you used them?

My daughter is off travelling soon for 6- 9 months approx. Going to Bangkok to start with, Vietnam and so on. She's mid- twenties 27? hard to remember. So yesterday I mentioned a tracker app, as a friend had suggested it to me, and she just laughed. Think I may be able to persuade her. You suggestions on how to convince her would be fab please. Why would she be likely to resent it? I can't imagine the issue with it.

Any info would be helpful. Many thanks.

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Liz1tummypain · 10/01/2023 18:39

Doone21 · 10/01/2023 06:32

Tracker Apps use lots of battery, would you rather she had an App or had enough battery to call for help? It's not going to make you feel better anyway, you'll just keep watching the App and letting your imagination scare you. And it's not just about trust its about you training yourself to let go of her and let go of your anxiety. Far better to have a check in schedule, email or phone every Sunday morning for example.

Thanks Doone. I appreciate your words almost as much as the tone. You're 100% right. Cheers for this 🙂

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Liz1tummypain · 10/01/2023 20:16

@ Duplicate user name. Read my earlier posts. I remember my youngest is 19 but I forget the ages of my older ones, especially at the start of a calendar year. Can't be bothered with the rest of your armchair psychology

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Hagridisthehero · 10/01/2023 22:06

You can’t remember her age but want to track her?! 😂

Cj94 · 11/01/2023 16:39

I think this depends on what your goal is. If your goal is too push your child away & at some point have little to no relationship with her then this is a good place to start. My parents were like this when I was in my 20s and that’s exactly what it did-push me away. I moved an hour away and we barely spoke and when we did it was strained.
if you want to keep a relationship with your daughter I would suggest having enough confidence that you raised her to be an adult who is capable of taking care of herself. If you are honest about it would you have wanted your parents hovering over you at that age so much you feel as if you can barely breath? I doubt you would have so say a prayer for her and tell her to have fun and call often

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