You might enjoy an Orwellian access to your child's location, but as they grow it tends to suffocate the child's development. Many friends of mine who had been

You might enjoy an Orwellian access to your child's location, but as they grow it tends to suffocate the child's development. Many friends of mine who had been chained like this during middle school and high school proceeded to go to college and fall flat on their face in various ways (as their parents weren't there to strictly mind over them). Kids can walk home on their own just fine. I used to walk a mile to school in Portland, OR and I was far from being in a safe neighborhood like I'm in here in Seattle. But, despite that I never had an issue during those years. Instant reachability and the expectations surrounding it can easily snuff out personal development of children, at least one of my friends never left home, dated, etc, mainly due to his mother's incessant calls (80+ times if he didn't pick up, totally insane).