If a parent wanted to give their near 3 year old a special kids phone to call them anytime while in the care of the other parent (has a gps tracker)... would you allow it?
If a parent wanted to give their near 3 year old a special kids phone to call them anytime while in the care of the other parent (has a gps tracker)... would you allow it?
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You would really need the other parent to be onboard, for many reasons. Care of property, charging, time management, decision making, at the end of the day its the parents choice what happens during their time, not the 3 year olds.
Yes I didnt even consider the tracking aspect. No way you could enforce that on an ex.
Nope. There is no reason for a three year old to have a phone of any kind. Especially a three year old.
I would see it as my exes way to track me, because if the child is at my house, they are with me. Just another way to spy!
If the parent wants to track the child at there house for security/safety, then they can do that at there house.
When at my house, it’s up to me if I want to track the child.
No fucken way I would allow that.
If I felt my child needed to have a GPS tracker when in the care of their other parent, there's a much bigger issue than whether a 3 year old should have a phone or not and on the other side, I'd be very uneasy knowing the person I'm trying to co-parent with would feel the need to track our child.
So the answer for me with this question as it is would be a no because honestly it reeks of control issues and mistrust to the point of paranoia, if there was more to the situation (such as the child's safety or the reliability of the other parent) then i may consider it if I wasn't comfortable with the visitation arrangements.
No
A simple NO
Absolutely not. ABSOLUTELY NOT.
* Kids lose & damage stuff all the time.
* A three year old under the watchful eye of the parent does not need to be GPS tracked.
* Also:
2:58pm: "Mummy, daddy said I can't have chocolate".
3:06pm: "Mummy, the dog got in the house."
3:09pm: "Mummy, I'm hungry."
3:17pm: "Mummy, can I go in the pool?"
Yep, absolute perfect way to teach a child to play the parents.
No.
Why not phone your ex and ask to speak to them?