Parents of today’s teenagers may remember that during their own teenage years, they had to find a pay phone or borrow someone else’s phone if they needed to call their parents for a ride home. Such a scenario would be unimaginable to today’s teen, who is usually equipped with their own smartphone. Most of today’s teens have phones in their pockets, which means that they can easily contact you whenever they need to. That’s good […]
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Does your teenager spend all day on their phone? Do they spend more time communicating with their friends via text message than they do talking to anyone verbally? And if so, is that a problem? It can certainly seem like texting has taken over your teenager’s life. And it’s natural for you to be wondering just what it is that they’re doing with all of that time that they spend on their phone. But should […]
Is it spying on your child to put a tracker or monitoring tools on your child’s phone? Your child may see it that way. But the reality is that there are good reasons why you should be keeping an eye on your child’s smartphone usage. Doing so can help protect them from mistakes and threats that could have a profound impact on their lives. And it’s important to realize that you can monitor your child’s smartphone without […]
You have a busy life, and chances are that your child has a busy life too. These days it’s not just parents who have a lot to do. Tweens and teens have school, extracurricular activities, and active social lives, and once they reach a certain age, they might have jobs of their own as well. When everyone’s schedules are packed, it’s easy for even the most conscientious parents to miss something or for kids who […]
In some ways, a smartphone can be a safety device. It allows you to reach your child from anywhere, and for them to reach you. They can search for directions or even use GPS if they get lost, and they can receive emergency information about severe weather and other disasters. But in other ways, a smartphone can potentially be a safety risk. Your child will have access to the entire worldwide web – the good […]
Good parents help their children with their homework, feed them a balanced breakfast, and spy on their children’s smartphone use and online behavior. Or do they? The reality is that good parenting varies wildly between families, cultures, locations, and specific situations, so it’s really hard to tell at a glance what is or isn’t good parenting without knowing more context. Most parents are honestly doing the best they can with the information, resources, and abilities […]
Simulation games can be fun and absorbing, but parents might object to the content. When it comes to your teen’s smartphone, it can be tough to keep up with what your kids are doing. There are new apps arriving in the app stores all the time, and just when you’ve learned all about the latest new app that your teen and all of their friends are using, there’s a new one and they’re not using […]
The internet has connected and opened up the world in a number of surprising ways. And often, that’s a good thing. But for parents, the internet can seem even more frightening and dangerous to their children than the outside world. After all, the internet never turns off, it follows you into your home, and your child is probably carrying a connection to it in their pocket. Plus, kids often know more about the internet than […]
Does your child’s phone have a GPS cell phone tracker? How much do you know about how GPS cell phone tracking works and what the benefits can be for you? There are many reasons why you may want to have GPS cell phone tracking on your child’s phone, from having the ability to locate a lost phone to having the ability to locate your child in an emergency. Take a look at our guide to […]
More parents are choosing to add tracking apps to their teens’ phones. There are a number of reasons for that, from safety concerns to disciplinary motives. How do Phone Tracking Apps Work? If you’re the parent of a teenager and you’re thinking of installing a tracking app on your teen’s phone, what do you need to know first? How do the apps work? How do they help? Are there drawbacks to using them? How should […]
Distracted driving killed more than 3,000 people in 2017. And young inexperienced teen drivers might be more at risk for being distracted behind the wheel; sending a text, talking on their Smartphone or even glancing at a GPS might be enough to take their focus off the road. But mobile tracker software could keep parents in the driver’s seat when it comes to their teen driver’s safety behind the wheel. So how can a mobile […]
Every parent knows that it’s scary to not know where their kids are. Luckily, today’s parents have plenty of tools to help them stay connected with their kids. Smartphones, with their texting, voice and video chat, and instant messaging capabilities are a big part of that. You can touch base with your child almost any time that you want to. But what if they’re not answering the phone? What happens if they do answer, but […]
Your child wants a smartphone, or maybe you want them to have one so that you can reach them when they’re out of the house and they can call you in an emergency. But once you give your child a smartphone, how much can you monitor and control what gets downloaded onto it and sent to it and what your child does with it? After all, a smartphone allows your child to do a whole […]
Acronyms abound in technology, but SMS is one acronym parents need to know. So what is SMS? According to Twigby, SMS means Short Message Service. SMS includes any short messages, and texts are the best example of this message type. So why do parents need to know about SMS? Texts, tweets and DMs (aka ‘direct messages) are some of the most widely-used forms of instant communication among teens. If you’ve ever heard your teen proclaim […]
While many teens can be found texting, surfing the internet, texting and talking, screens also aren’t uncommon amongst the younger set. Parents are often seen passing their phone or tablet over to younger kids for easy entertainment. And sometimes even babies are screen proficient. Screens have flashed their way into everyday life. For better or worse. However, screen time parental control functions are part of many monitoring apps (like WebWatcher) that allow parents to take […]