Parenting: Tracking apps

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.1 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Tracking apps can share a friend or loved ones location with you at all times, so you always know where they are. So it's little wonder that some parents see them as an easy way to keep tabs on their teenagers. But does it stop them becoming independent? And can it ruin trust in your relationship with your children? In this week's Woman's Hour Parenting Podcast, we hear from two different perspectives. Debby Penton tells Jenni Murray why she uses location tracking apps to keep track of where her kids are, while Nicola Morgan explains why she has some concerns about the technology

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1:17.0	Christmas and New Year, not always easy parents if you have teenage children. There are the parties before the holiday and then of
1:26.2	course the very late one on New Year's Eve. So some of you may have invested in a tracking
1:31.9	app which allows you to establish surveillance of your child at any time of the day or night.
1:38.0	It may well be a relief for you to keep constant track, but how good is it for a teenager to feel
1:44.7	feel mom and dad are following them all the time.
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