| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? 14:25 - May 22 with 2828 views | giant_stow |
Taken the plunge and got a phone - can anyone share thoughts on the best app for monitoring messages and browsing please? |  |
| |  |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:26 - May 22 with 2447 views | J2BLUE |
Why not just say if you go on WOTB you will have the phone taken away and it will be thrown into the nearest river? |  |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:30 - May 22 with 2410 views | baxterbasics |
Can't help on the apps side of things but strongly recommend a strict rule on not taking it to bed at night. If not already on your mind. |  |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:30 - May 22 with 2411 views | hoppy |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:26 - May 22 by J2BLUE |
Why not just say if you go on WOTB you will have the phone taken away and it will be thrown into the nearest river? |
(For the benefit of Ullaa... WOTB stands for Wrath of the Barclay - it's a Norwich forum, so I'm not sure of the relevance to you, but at least you'll understand this comment now.) |  |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:32 - May 22 with 2392 views | SaleAway |
Is it android or iphone?
Depends really how much monitoring you want to do. On Android checkout the Google Family link app... allows you to set screen time limits, track location, verify application downloads... https://families.google/familylink/
I think Apple have something similar, but I'm not clear on the details. |  |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:34 - May 22 with 2375 views | giant_stow |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:32 - May 22 by SaleAway |
Is it android or iphone?
Depends really how much monitoring you want to do. On Android checkout the Google Family link app... allows you to set screen time limits, track location, verify application downloads... https://families.google/familylink/
I think Apple have something similar, but I'm not clear on the details. |
android, cos thats the one I understand!
Many thanks for the link | |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:34 - May 22 with 2371 views | giant_stow |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:30 - May 22 by hoppy |
(For the benefit of Ullaa... WOTB stands for Wrath of the Barclay - it's a Norwich forum, so I'm not sure of the relevance to you, but at least you'll understand this comment now.) |
thanks Hoppy, I did need a reminder.
Edit: the boy's an Arsenal fan in any case and scoffs at the mention of the Canaries. [Post edited 22 May 2023 14:35]
| |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:34 - May 22 with 2367 views | hoppy |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:34 - May 22 by giant_stow |
android, cos thats the one I understand!
Many thanks for the link |
You'd jump at any link with a 'Family' app, wouldn't you... | |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:36 - May 22 with 2351 views | giant_stow |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:34 - May 22 by hoppy |
You'd jump at any link with a 'Family' app, wouldn't you... |
turns out I already had it installed by mistake (liked the name) | |
| |
Login to get fewer ads
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:43 - May 22 with 2321 views | hoppy |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 14:36 - May 22 by giant_stow |
turns out I already had it installed by mistake (liked the name) |
Like I say... to be expected. | |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:11 - May 22 with 2281 views | Buhrer |
If its not too late, forget apps. Get rid of the phone, the WiFi, the ps5 etc all together and go live off grid in a forest. I wish I had. What a window of shat influencers and black mirror stroking we give our children. |  | | |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:28 - May 22 with 2246 views | giant_stow |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:11 - May 22 by Buhrer |
If its not too late, forget apps. Get rid of the phone, the WiFi, the ps5 etc all together and go live off grid in a forest. I wish I had. What a window of shat influencers and black mirror stroking we give our children. |
I completely agree actually, but it seems to have become some kind of test of trust / growing up. Plus he's about to be allowed to go to school on his own very soon, so we just felt we needed a location monitor | |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:32 - May 22 with 2235 views | Whos_blue |
We use Family Link. We have android phones. It not only monitors their phone use, it also cover chromebooks too. You monitor all their activity. You can also set it to lock the device at a certain time or after a certain amount of use.
Recommended. |  |
| Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness. |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:42 - May 22 with 2199 views | Buhrer |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:28 - May 22 by giant_stow |
I completely agree actually, but it seems to have become some kind of test of trust / growing up. Plus he's about to be allowed to go to school on his own very soon, so we just felt we needed a location monitor |
Agreed, to not let your kid have one could limit them in our modern world. There's definitely positives, I do enjoy our "family chat" and sending my kids music and funny stuff. Just does also cause a lot of issues that seem quite different to growing up 80s/90s pre smart phones. | | | |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:45 - May 22 with 2185 views | chicoazul |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:11 - May 22 by Buhrer |
If its not too late, forget apps. Get rid of the phone, the WiFi, the ps5 etc all together and go live off grid in a forest. I wish I had. What a window of shat influencers and black mirror stroking we give our children. |
Or you could just use the word “no” with your children. |  |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:52 - May 22 with 2159 views | giant_stow |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:42 - May 22 by Buhrer |
Agreed, to not let your kid have one could limit them in our modern world. There's definitely positives, I do enjoy our "family chat" and sending my kids music and funny stuff. Just does also cause a lot of issues that seem quite different to growing up 80s/90s pre smart phones. |
Yeah absolutely and things really were simpler back then.
I feel our hands are tied a little now, so it's a very reluctant yes and it's going to have maximum strings attached! | |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:53 - May 22 with 2150 views | giant_stow |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:45 - May 22 by chicoazul |
Or you could just use the word “no” with your children. |
Have you held out then Chico?
Edit: Anyway, thanks for the family link links all - installed and configured. [Post edited 22 May 2023 16:04]
| |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 16:03 - May 22 with 2123 views | Buhrer |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:45 - May 22 by chicoazul |
Or you could just use the word “no” with your children. |
If only it was that easy. Did you always listen to your mum and dad then chico? [Post edited 22 May 2023 16:09]
| | | |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 16:07 - May 22 with 2102 views | Buhrer |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:53 - May 22 by giant_stow |
Have you held out then Chico?
Edit: Anyway, thanks for the family link links all - installed and configured. [Post edited 22 May 2023 16:04]
|
Recently I took the 14 year olds phone. He then found an old phone body, somehow got a sim and credit and was using it, going about with it hidden in his pants! | | | |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 16:16 - May 22 with 2070 views | giant_stow |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 16:07 - May 22 by Buhrer |
Recently I took the 14 year olds phone. He then found an old phone body, somehow got a sim and credit and was using it, going about with it hidden in his pants! |
You have to give him credit for the workaround there if nothing else I spose! | |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 16:17 - May 22 with 2068 views | ThisIsMyUsername |
Doesn't answer your monitoring question directly, but you could uninstall the default internet browser and install 'SPIN Safe Browser' which automatically blocks access to most things potentially dodgy. |  |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 16:26 - May 22 with 2053 views | Mookamoo |
Good opportunity to help define that parent/young adult relationship and introduce a dialogue.
Have an honest discussion about what your worries are and draw up a list of rules you're both happy with. For example, they can't install new apps without you so you can go through the settings together to make sure they're safe. Discuss the dangers of not using ghost mode etc. |  | | |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 16:34 - May 22 with 2026 views | hoppy |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 15:52 - May 22 by giant_stow |
Yeah absolutely and things really were simpler back then.
I feel our hands are tied a little now, so it's a very reluctant yes and it's going to have maximum strings attached! |
That should do it...
 | |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 16:35 - May 22 with 2027 views | giant_stow |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 16:26 - May 22 by Mookamoo |
Good opportunity to help define that parent/young adult relationship and introduce a dialogue.
Have an honest discussion about what your worries are and draw up a list of rules you're both happy with. For example, they can't install new apps without you so you can go through the settings together to make sure they're safe. Discuss the dangers of not using ghost mode etc. |
I like the positive framing there - will try and bare thaty in mind - but whats ghost mode?! | |
| |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 16:49 - May 22 with 1983 views | Mookamoo |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 16:35 - May 22 by giant_stow |
I like the positive framing there - will try and bare thaty in mind - but whats ghost mode?! |
https://screenrant.com/snapchat-ghost-mode-privacy-safety-explained/
Without it enabled, someone can literally track the phone to the house you're in.
Which was kinda my point. You're monitoring them but unless you both understand what you're monitoring against theres still a danger.
Best to up front from the get-go and don't be afraid to be schooled - they will know more than you. | | | |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 17:02 - May 22 with 1953 views | giant_stow |
| Monitoring your kid's phone - any recocomendations please? on 16:49 - May 22 by Mookamoo |
https://screenrant.com/snapchat-ghost-mode-privacy-safety-explained/
Without it enabled, someone can literally track the phone to the house you're in.
Which was kinda my point. You're monitoring them but unless you both understand what you're monitoring against theres still a danger.
Best to up front from the get-go and don't be afraid to be schooled - they will know more than you. |
Thats really handy - thanks. Hadn't even considered SnapChat! | |
| |
| |
By continuing to use the site, you agree to our use of cookies and to abide by our Terms and Conditions.
