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Should we be tracking our children?

More and more parents are turning to apps to keep an eye on their children. It’s no longer a c...

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11.44 27 Feb 2020


Should we be tracking our children?


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11.44 27 Feb 2020


More and more parents are turning to apps to keep an eye on their children.

It’s no longer a case of checking in to see what they are looking up during their screen time.

Now, with gps trackers you can locate them at all times when they are not in your company?

Is this a safe way of keeping your children out of danger while also giving them the freedom to explore life independently?

Or it just a step too far?

Owner of consultancy firm the parenting experts Laura Erskine and clinical psychologist Dr Malie Coyne discussed.


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