You Can Track Your Kids Anywhere, Anytime — But Should You?

Maybe it’s time to cut the digital leash [Scary Mommy](%2F%2Fscarymommy.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=32815%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000181ef1db1aa-72960977-775d-4a4f-8b67-76846acc365b-000000/4gZwoZGdtSENr9_B5yx5StaaSu4=277) Jul 11, 2022 %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fshould-you-track-your-kids%3Futm_campaign=32815%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000181ef1db1aa-72960977-775d-4a4f-8b67-76846acc365b-000000/hcHjEnuSBF3ZP209afaGQuUMOlw=277 [AUTONOMY](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fshould-you-track-your-kids%3Futm_campaign=32815%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/01000181ef1db1aa-72960977-775d-4a4f-8b67-76846acc365b-000000/UkePshWDMeK_fLQK4wBzMFYnKb4=277) [You Can Track Your Kids Anywhere, Anytime — But Should You?](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fshould-you-track-your-kids%3Futm_campaign=32815%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/3/01000181ef1db1aa-72960977-775d-4a4f-8b67-76846acc365b-000000/KIuw4TLdzUMSjzpi_MUm2CPcdLY=277) You probably remember the old PSA that aired before the nightly news: “It’s 10 p.m. Do YOU know where your children are?” As Suzanne Zuckerman points out in a new piece, it’s a pretty great barometer for how much both technology and cultural expectations around parenting have changed in the last 30 years: “Now, with phones and smartwatches enabling geo-tracking, and even [devices that allow parents to monitor their teen’s driving speed](%2F%2Fwww.mastrack.com%2Ffamily%3Futm_campaign=32815%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000181ef1db1aa-72960977-775d-4a4f-8b67-76846acc365b-000000/spNxo8DtU8ToQ0mhRo9I3NmtaHY=277) or [turn off their kid’s car music remotely](%2F%2Fgpsleaders.com%2Fteen-driver-safety-gps-tracking%2F%3Futm_campaign=32815%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000181ef1db1aa-72960977-775d-4a4f-8b67-76846acc365b-000000/LCW_Y5wZGa_RtmLKtJiFiQtkkag=277), we are empowered with the tools to communicate with our children every moment we’re apart.” But should we? 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