It teaches the wrong thing to both parent and child. Parent gets hooked on surveillance rather than trusting their kid to be independent. The “safety net” is a

It teaches the wrong thing to both parent and child. Parent gets hooked on surveillance rather than trusting their kid to be independent. The “safety net” is actually a mental crutch imho. Child thinks 24/7 surveillance is ok or resents their parent as they get older since they are always being watched. Not to mention that tracking is unlikely to really save a kid in a life or death situation that is any reasonable level of risk (like a car accident).