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Worrying about your kids is normal for anyparent.
As long as that worry isnt overbearing, of course.
Onerecent pollfound that many parents might have controlling tendencies even if theyre not aware of them.
54% of the respondents worry someone might scare or follow their unsupervised child.
But what about the times parents start tracking children without their knowledge?
Like inthis story, where a controlling ex-wifeput an AirTagin her daughters backpack for a trip with her father.
The parents who do it are just going about it the wrong way.
Overprotective parents are so because of their own anxiety.
[It] constricts their vision and tightens their grip, Marano explains.
Marano explains that helicopter parenting infantilizes children.
Marano points to the increase in mental health conditions in young people.
They have terrible self-esteem and high levels of anxiety and depression, she adds.
Strangers, sketchy situations, and childrens bad decisionswho knows what can happen to a kid when theyre alone.
And AirTags can take some of that pressure off worryingparents.
Yet experts say that its not the best strategy to guarantee your childs safety.
It changes the relationship between you and the child, even subtly.
Interestingly, research shows that the world has never been safer for children than it is today.
However, the trackers dont provide a real-time location of a person or an object.
A parent can only see the last known location of their child if they choose to use an AirTag.
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