
Your 16-year-old keeps turning off their tracking app? Are they hiding something? Parents use these apps for peace of mind but developmentally can hinder a teenager’s natural development of independence and responsibility, that’s why kids turn them off.
While tracking apps have become normalised they don’t teach kids to be safe, they just show you where they are.
Nothing replaces parent teaching safety, gradually giving their teens more responsibility and autonomy. This is a crucial part of preparing our kids to make good decisions as adults.
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