I don't have kids yet. My first impression was along the lines of "oh great, taking helicopter parenting to the next level". After thinking a bit more, and cons

I don't have kids yet. My first impression was along the lines of "oh great, taking helicopter parenting to the next level". After thinking a bit more, and considering the real concern I have about how I'll manage my kids' devices (and whether I'll even give them a smartphone), I think this could be pretty cool. I'm extremely ambivalent on how people, especially kids use technology. When I was young, it was pretty easy for my parents to control since everything routed through the home wifi. With smartphones that gate is easily avoided. Being able to monitor what they're doing with a phone would be very important to me while my kids are young to young-ish.