The thing is that you can use a GPS tracker (more about in a moment) if you need to locate them. Part of parenting is letting them go. Your choice there.
OK, you said whereabouts. I used Real Time GPS Tracker from https://www.greenalp.com/RealTimeTracker/ but for another reason and it worked great. Price is right.
I was on the road and wanted to let my family see where I was. So this was my solution.
Hi Guys,
I am a newbie here. I have two children and I am very concerned about their whereabouts. But Parental Control is rather a controversial issue nowadays so I am not quite sure whether to track and monitor their mobile activities and other stuff or not.
Lately, I came across a parental control app which I liked very much at first sight but I am not quite sure whether to go a step ahead and install it on my 12-year-old daughter's phone. Please have a look and let me know your thoughts about this parental control app

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