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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 […]

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 […]

Are you looking for the best solution for tracking an iPhone? This article will address, how to track an iPhone using WebWatcher, an award-winning parental monitoring software. If you are a parent of an iPhone user, then you know how difficult it is to find a parental monitoring software that will work on your child’s device. There are many different parental monitoring software systems out there that do not meet Apple’s parameters, which results in […]

Trolling and cyberbullying may seem like two different words for the same behaviors, but they aren’t exactly the same. Internet trolling involves making argumentative or offensive statements in an effort to get attention and start arguments.  Cyberbullying is more targeted. It’s an attempt to inflict harm on a person or group of persons. Cyberbullies aren’t necessarily looking for attention for themselves – although that can be a part of it – but they are definitely […]

In and of themselves, hashtags help make the internet easier to navigate for people who want to talk about or learn about specific things. For example, if you’re looking for travel tips and tricks, following the hashtag #travel on social media sites might lead you to helpful articles and interesting personal anecdotes. And if you want to share your own travel stories, tagging them with #travel can make them easier for others to find.  Hashtags […]

If you’re a parent concerned about your teen’s privacy online, you may be focusing on sites like Facebook or Instagram. However, messaging apps like WhatsApp can easily slide under parents’ radars. It’s easy to assume that an app designed for private messaging will be… well… private. However, that’s not necessarily the case. WhatsApp, which was acquired by Facebook in 2014, poses some significant risks to users, including teenagers who use the app. What’s Changed at […]

The modern world is advancing rapidly with newer technologies that deliver internet connectivity beyond limits. Everything seems possible with the availability of a wide range of improved services invading the telecommunication industry. High-speed and reliable internet is the need of the hour when it comes to a mind-blowing gaming experience. Nowadays, there are many types of internet service providers available in the market. Broadband and cable are the most common, while the more advanced fiber-optic […]

Your teen’s bargaining chip of “but all my friends have a smartphone” is not just another feeble exaggeration. All those teen friends do have a smartphone; in fact, Pew Research Center reports that 95 percent of teens have this device at their fingertips. But just why is this device so common? It is after all a luxury right? Maybe not so much. Just as landlines were used as a household must have for safety, convenience […]

Have you ever wondered how teenagers find new social apps that you’ve never heard of? It can be tough for parents to keep track of which apps the kids are using these days, and you may be curious about how teens decide which apps to use. As it turns out, it may not be so much that teens find new apps – it may be that the app-makers find them. Take a look at one […]

Parents have been worrying about how smartphone use is affecting their teens for years now. Despite those worries, however, parents, teens, and everybody else has become more and more reliant on smartphones. And the always-on nature of the devices combined with the development of many intentionally addictive apps has led to an increase in the amount of time everyone spends attached to their phones. But a recent study suggests that teens, at least, are aware […]

Even if you can remember a time when cell phones were a luxury and not a necessity, you may not realize how much things have changed in regard to phone use since the advent of the smartphone. Smartphones have been integrated into everyone’s lives almost seamlessly. Today’s teenagers have grown up with them as a fact of life, and even their parents rely on their phones. It’s easy not to notice when an unhealthy dependence […]

Many parents of teenagers today can remember when smartphones were a luxury or even an unheard-of device for a teen to own. But today’s teenagers have grown up with them, and their smartphones are almost an extension of themselves. Sending texts to friends is a natural to them as passing notes in class was to their parents. It’s easy for parents to see the smartphone as a convenient way to enforce discipline – if teens […]

For parents today, smartphones are a hot topic. What was once a luxury item is now a necessity for many families. Fewer homes have house phones, and parents want their kids to be able to contact them even when they’re out of the house. At the same time, parents are rightly worried about the implications of their children and teens carrying around a pocket-sized device that allows them to access all of the internet at […]

If you find that you’re having trouble tearing your teen’s eyes away from their smartphone screens, you’re not alone. While phone users of all ages tend to overuse their phones, today’s children and teens are growing up with them and using smartphones at younger and younger ages, and they seem particularly attached to their phones. But why are children and teenagers so susceptible to smartphone addiction? The answers lie in their brains.  Smartphones and Dopamine […]

Your teens use their smartphones for so much more than just talking and texting. There are new apps becoming available and popular every day. Some of them are fun, educational, or practically useful. Others are potentially dangerous, putting your teen at risk of encountering cyberbullies, objectionable material, or even online predators. How can you tell the difference, and how can you keep apps you don’t approve of off of your teenager’s phone? Take a look […]