In the time we live in today, there are never enough ways for you to make sure that your child is safe from anything that might compromise their safety. Giving your child their first phone can feel daunting and like a big mistake – you may feel like your putting a device in their hands that may make it all too easy for the wrong people to get hold of them, but it doesn’t have to be that way! A cellphone is a way for your child to reach you very quickly should anything ever happen, and there are ways to ensure that they can do so without their phone being a pin location of where they are at all times for the world to see. These steps you can take to secure your child’s phone will give you more peace of mind about them actually having one and will let you rest easy at night, knowing they are safe and sound from all the ugly things life holds out there.
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Disable the location on their cell phone
This is an easy and effective step to take to ensure no one can track them. Cellphones have a location setting that can be enabled or disabled by a simple click of the button – an enabled location will add a location stamp to any photo they take with their phone. It will also enable other apps to show their current whereabouts, which anyone can view. Disabling the location setting on your child’s phone may hinder you from even seeing where they are, but that is a small price to pay compared to the whole world being able to see exactly what their location is and where they’re going.
Reverse phone lookup
There are multiple ways for predators to get your childs phone number into their hands – Facebook, Instagram, and chat rooms are just some of the ways it could be all too easy for them to get those valuable digits and start talking to your child. A simple way of monitoring who converses with your child over the phone is using reverse phone lookup software -a great example can be found at Family Orbit. By simply typing in an unknown phone number, you’ll see the name of the person to whom the phone belongs to, their address, whether they have a criminal record, background details, and their financial records.
Secure the screen’s access
Cell phones have systems in place that can allow you to put a security measure on your childs phone that will only allow them and yourself to access the screen. This will ensure that none of your child’s friends can access the phone or, if it gets stolen, that the phone can be accessed and personal information be viewed and used. The iPhone has a biometric security measure that works with your child’s fingerprint. This is even safer than any password could ever be – passwords can be cracked, biometrics not.
These are just some of the steps you can take to ensure that your child stays safe while using their phone. They may not know any better, but you do, and taking these extra precautions it will let you sleep a little better at night, knowing that your child is safe and sound.
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