When kids become teenagers, they want to be more independent.
Even if this in dependency means doing things their parents will not approve.
How can parents make sure their teenager are safe? The solution - tracking them, looks like the easy one.
But privacy and trust issues arise that most parents have trouble with.
So how do you keep your teenagers safe without breaking their trust? 1.
Tracking Traveling Safety - When your teenager gets his license, he will be very eager to get on the road.
This is a good point to discuss tracking device.
The parent should clearly and calmly explain that one of the conditions to taking the family car is carrying a tracking GPS device.
A good thing will be to explain the abilities of the device: measuring car speed, ability to send SOS signals and view the teenager's location.
When a parent is open about it, the teenager will more likely see the device a traveling safety measure and not as a way of spying on him.
2.
Online Safety - Teenagers spend a lot of time online today.
Most reveal themselves online, on Facebook and MySpace and blogs.
These personal things can be shared with the entire world, but not with the teenager's parents.
If you are considering spying on your kid with cyber nanny software, think twice.
This is the kind of trust that once broken cannot be restored.
Only consider it if there is a strong reason to believe that a tracking your teenager's online activities can prevent danger.
With younger kids, it is easy to explain the reasons: block pornography and hate sites and receive alerts if they are contacted by strangers that could be sexual predators.
3.
Track Teenagers Social Life - Parents who were involved in their kids' life, can suddenly feel very left out and hurt when their child turns into a teenager and is not at all eager to share what he or she does.
It is important not to decide on tracking teenagers because of it.
It is perfectly normal that a teenager will share less with his parents and more with his friends.
You can always track your teenagers whereabouts via his cellphone or a hidden GPS locator you place in his backpack.
But remember to do so only if you have a good reason to believe your teen might be in danger.
Make sure to clarify that your teenager can always come to you, no matter how horrible the situation is.
This approach will make it easier to handle the privacy and trust issues that arise from deciding to track teenagers.
Even if this in dependency means doing things their parents will not approve.
How can parents make sure their teenager are safe? The solution - tracking them, looks like the easy one.
But privacy and trust issues arise that most parents have trouble with.
So how do you keep your teenagers safe without breaking their trust? 1.
Tracking Traveling Safety - When your teenager gets his license, he will be very eager to get on the road.
This is a good point to discuss tracking device.
The parent should clearly and calmly explain that one of the conditions to taking the family car is carrying a tracking GPS device.
A good thing will be to explain the abilities of the device: measuring car speed, ability to send SOS signals and view the teenager's location.
When a parent is open about it, the teenager will more likely see the device a traveling safety measure and not as a way of spying on him.
2.
Online Safety - Teenagers spend a lot of time online today.
Most reveal themselves online, on Facebook and MySpace and blogs.
These personal things can be shared with the entire world, but not with the teenager's parents.
If you are considering spying on your kid with cyber nanny software, think twice.
This is the kind of trust that once broken cannot be restored.
Only consider it if there is a strong reason to believe that a tracking your teenager's online activities can prevent danger.
With younger kids, it is easy to explain the reasons: block pornography and hate sites and receive alerts if they are contacted by strangers that could be sexual predators.
3.
Track Teenagers Social Life - Parents who were involved in their kids' life, can suddenly feel very left out and hurt when their child turns into a teenager and is not at all eager to share what he or she does.
It is important not to decide on tracking teenagers because of it.
It is perfectly normal that a teenager will share less with his parents and more with his friends.
You can always track your teenagers whereabouts via his cellphone or a hidden GPS locator you place in his backpack.
But remember to do so only if you have a good reason to believe your teen might be in danger.
Make sure to clarify that your teenager can always come to you, no matter how horrible the situation is.
This approach will make it easier to handle the privacy and trust issues that arise from deciding to track teenagers.