What I found interesting in Estonian research on this (altho w teens) was when kids said they feel safer knowing their parents know where they are. Also when parents said it avoids conflicts bc they don't have to call to check where their teens are in ways that would make them seem uncool to peers
Katrin Tiidenberg
The nervous generation... No, I am not talking about the kids, but the parents.
"Most parents track their 18-25-year-old kids on their smartphones. Is that healthy?" www.npr.org/2026/06/15/n...
www.npr.org
A new survey from the University of Michigan asks parents about their use of technology to track their adult children, ages 18-25, including using "always on" location tracking on their smartphones.
