Whereoscope wants you to know where your kids are:

Whereoscope is an iPhone app that monitors your kid’s current location, and lets you see where they are and where they’ve been. You can set up alerts of various sorts to let you know when they make it to a pre-defined destination, or if it seems like they’re not updating anymore, and you can even have it let you know if they happen to be nearby.

There’s a bit of a creepiness potential here — the idea of parents monitoring their child’s every move is a bit odd. However, for younger kids (who happen to be lucky enough to have an iPhone — spoiled brats!), this seems like a good way of giving them freedom to roam while retaining a safety net.

I think there’s a fine line to walk here, and the key is using this in exceptional situations, not watching your kids every move. Of course, whether the kids like it or not, it seems pretty inevitable that these sorts of services are going to take off.

Follow these guys at @whereoscope, and check out their Facebook page.