As a parent, I was skeptical about getting my 8-year-old a smartwatch, but this 4G GPS tracker has been a game-changer. The two-way calling feature lets me check in during his soccer practice, and the video call function? Pure gold when he wants to show me his 'cool new trick' on the playground.

The geo-fence alerts startled me at first - turns out my little explorer had wandered two blocks down to his friend's house without telling me. That SOS button? We tested it (just in case), and within seconds my phone was ringing with his location pinned on the map.

Here's the unexpected win: school mode. No more 'Mom, Jason kept texting me during math!' disruptions. The pedometer has turned our evening walks into a competition - who knew counting steps could be this exciting?

Yes, you'll need to buy a nano-SIM separately (we went with our regular carrier), and setup takes about 15 minutes. But watching my kid proudly 'answer his watch like Dad does his phone'? Worth every penny of this $60 investment.