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Seems to me that such devices could actually help give kids -more- freedom. Let's not act like kids are outside playing like they were in the 80s/90s. Helicopte
by partiallypro 2y ago
Seems to me that such devices could actually help give kids -more- freedom. Let's not act like kids are outside playing like they were in the 80s/90s. Helicopter parents sort of ruined that (along with neighborhoods no longer being bikeable/walkable.) So, this kinda seems like a device that could give kids a longer leash. Parents can know they are safe/where they are while also giving the kid more freedom to just be a kid.
- hgomersall 2y agoExcept it doesn't in any way deal with the actual real danger in our neighbourhoods, the one that keeps me awake at night, of cars.
- partiallypro 2y agoI agree with you that unwalkable neighborhoods are a concern, but they aren't the -only- concern.
- kelnos 2y agoIf true, that's sad, because it just further exposes the irrationality of these sorts of parents. This sort of tracking is not going to save the kid from being kidnapped or getting hit by a car. A little pulsing blue dot on a map does not tell the parent that the kid is safe.