A majority of parents are tracking the location of their young adult children, according to a poll released on June 15.
Fifty-two percent of parents told the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health that they are tracking the location of their children aged 18 to 25. The tracking was being carried out with a phone or any device described as similar to a phone.
Tracking was more common among parents of adults aged 18 to 20 than among parents of adults aged 21 to 25, and more parents reported tracking daughters than sons.
Peace of mind was the most-cited reason (68 percent) for tracking adult children, followed closely by “in case of emergency” (64 percent). A minority of parents said they track their children to see iwhether it’s a good time to call (21 percent), to “stay current” (17 percent), or to see whether their children are in an approved place (9 percent)….