Comment Re:Cell phone (Score 1) 1092
This is probably your most feasible solution. A cell phone is going to be able to accomplish most of these items, without being a giant brick.
Sprint ( I do not work for them, but do use them), has a service that works like this:
http://www.nextel.com/en/services/gps/family_locator.shtml
And I am sure that others do as well. I think the one saving grace about this, is that it sends a text message when it "locates" a person, so they know, that you know, where they are.
I am probably going to start using a service like this once my son gets older, just because of the peace of mind of "yes, I do know where my kid is at 2 in the morning".
The thing that I am having issues with is:
A. What age to I get it for him?
B. Will this conflict with school policy? Ideally, the phone will be in silent mode during the school day, and my son will have enough discipline to not get himself in trouble with it, and have it confiscated as a result.
Good luck