I agree with Myers. In fact, one of the things we are taught, from the DV shelter, is to turn off the GPS tracking feature on our cell phones. I am a very over protective mom. My daughter isn't allowed outside without me, and she is almost 9. Of course this has to do with the neighborhood we live in. She does NOT have a cell phone, and will NOT get one until she is driving. Children do not need the distraction of a cell phone. If we, as parents, cannot be responsible enough to know where our children are, what they are doing, and how to contact the other parent; then I do not believe we should be parents. When I was growing up, my mom would never allow us to go to a friend's house if their parent was not home. Shoot, we couldn't go out with friends unless there was a parent chaproning us. In this day and age, I think it is more important than ever to know what your children are doing. The world just is not as safe as it once was. If my daughter had a cell phone, I would use the tracking device as a tool to check up on her. If she can prove that she is always where she says she is going to be, then I would slowly stop tracking her. Children have the right to have their own boundaries while still in our safe keeping.