Child monitoring via GPS: sensible or excessive? That’s what experts say

Trust is good, control is better?
Child monitoring via GPS: sensible or excessive?


With children’s smartwatches, parents can always check where their offspring is.

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Most of all, parents want their children to be safe. GPS technologies can now ensure that you always know exactly where your offspring is. But is this safety trend even dangerous for children?

Is Pia on her way home yet? Does Max dawdle on the way to piano lesson and where is Emily actually? With the latest GPS technologies, parents can see at a glance where their offspring is. But what does this permanent control do to the children?

Children have to learn to become independent and parents have to learn to let go

Is it really necessary to monitor even the smallest children every step of the way? This topic causes a lot of discussion among parents, after all, the child should also learn independence and self-confidence. You can find out how experts assess the situation in the video.

Source: RTL

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