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“You Can’t Ever Be Too Protective”—Mom Defends Tracking Her Kids With Apple AirTags

Tech tags like Apple AirTags and Tile are all the rage. I mean, how great is it to beep your keys or wallet if you can’t find them? (Ask me how I know about the keys. Oy!) But one mom has a rather unique use for these tech tags that’s causing a bit of a dustup on TikTok: she puts them on bracelets on her two and four-year-old children and has “trained” them to come to her when the AirTags beep.

North Carolina mom Vada Stevens, 24, took to TikTok to share how she’s using Apple AirTags on bracelets for her little girls. She jokingly captured the video “Today we are dog training,” but some TikTok viewers don’t find it all that funny. Negative comments have ranged from “It’s giving shock collar vibes.” “to I love that she said ‘train’ instead of ‘teach,'” and “They’re not dogs, WTF.”

But Stevens doesn’t really care about the criticism: she cares about knowing where her kids are at all times. When she beeps the AirTag bracelets, her kids come running, and the peace of mind far outweighs the negatives for her.

@stevensfam Today we are dog training 🐶 Outfits: @Kailani Kids Mom genius: @Lacey Johnson ♬ Funny Music Background – original_soundtrack

“I am extremely paranoid about everything (related to) safety,” she told TODAY. “I thought the bracelets were genius.” She goes on to explain that her 2-year-old can take off in a hot second if she turns her head, and that the bracelets give her confidence that she can get her back to safety if she wanders off. If the toddler doesn’t respond the the bracelet’s beep, she can quickly locate her using the “Find My” app on her iPhone.

Stevens also says she really doesn’t care if other parents think she’s crazy.

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Jenny Rapson
Jenny Rapsonhttp://www.foreverymom.com
Jenny Rapson is a wife and mom of three from Ohio and the editor of For Every Mom. You can also find her alternately griping and gushing about her kids at her own blog, Mommin' It Up. You can email her at jrapson@outreach.com, or follow her on Twitter.

I Slept With My Mother When I Was 16—& I Have Good Reason for Letting My Kids Do the Same

"I’m sure it was the first time we had touched in months, maybe years. Sometimes I think that hand saved my life."

Married 69 Years, Hospitalized Couple Holds Hands Til the Very End

Tommy and Virginia Stevens, both 91, were, in the eyes of their family and friends, a legendary couple. The Tennessee high school sweethearts proved earlier this month that their love truly endured until "death do us part."

Jill Duggar Says Dad Pitted Siblings Against One Another, Used Kids to Manipulate and Intimidate Her

I am currently reading Jill Duggar Dillard's memoir Counting the Cost about her life growing up in the 19 Kids and Counting Duggar family, and it is both riveting and heartbreaking.