Does this not jeopardize giving kids their autonomy? Feels like the parents saying yes to this may also be in the life360 or obsessively tracking their kids camp.
Great for peace of mind, not great for building independence in my opinion.
Great for peace of mind, not great for building independence in my opinion.
The ability to track your kids at any time != "we're constantly tracking our kids". If this is a real concern for you, I think the real problem isn't the technology -- it's you.
Maybe you're right. I think always-connected wearable technology can hurt autonomy.
On one extreme, a strict parent could use this to obsessively track their kid, notify them when they should be home, and use their logged history for whatever reason. Maybe a kid dreads wearing the thing because of their parents.
On another extreme, a lax parent could not give a damn about their kid and just wants the peace of mind that they could if they wanted. Maybe a kid doesn't mind wearing it.
The introduction of wearable technology here adds similar challenges that smartphones do:
Do kids behave differently if they know they can be A) accessible at anytime B) located at anytime C) history logged at all times?
Does that cause them to make different decisions than they would otherwise with no technology? That is what I mean by losing autonomy at the cost of parental/kid peace of mind.
Trust between your kids is most important, but technology is a factor here too.