If you track your children's location using tech, you're not alone. A 2024 survey by Pew Research Center found that one in four parents monitor their kids' whereabouts using GPS. But is that private ...

Last year, on the car ride home after a teary parting from my eldest kid in a University of Maryland parking lot, I pulled out my phone and added a new “location” to my Life360 settings. “Sofia’s dorm ...

These kid-friendly smartwatches focus on safety, learning and daily activity, offering features like GPS tracking, calling ...

A viral TikTok post shows a mom making her kids' AirTags beep and having them come back to her. Experts say that tracking can be helpful but that too much can be harmful. If kids don't know they're ...

Whether it's through an app, GPS device, or something simple like an Apple AirTag, a growing number of parents are monitoring their kids through their phones, and it has sparked a debate. When I set ...

There’s a law in the United States that says companies aren’t supposed to track young children, but they do it anyway. More than two thirds of the most popular kids’ iPhone apps collect and share ...

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