Monitoring Teens Phone

[AgBass01]

I use MMguardian and it works well.

Same here. Pretty easy App to navigate and you can do a 1 time charge for family subscription.

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[Quackerbox]

Yes, we not only monitor but we control the phone. I pay for it.

Bingo. That and he was caught in a lie so I put the Gestapo tactic on his ace. He was slowly given privlages back

And I use mmguardian. Allows you to track, set time limits and even turn the phone into a paper weight

[jer_james]

We have smaller kiddos and I go through their phone randomly 3-4x a week. I'm sure I will have an app for when they are teenagers / in cars without me.

[TX_Hoghunter]

IMO it depends on the kid. My younger brother and I turned out quite differently. He has spent time in jail etc. I am as square as they come. I made a very poor choice when choosing the mother of my 2 oldest kids. Thankfully my oldest son is a good kid ( not perfect, but good ). My oldest daughter is a freaking nightmare. Nobody on this planet has brought me more pain. And thats saying a lot considering Ive been cheated on ( by her mother ) and in some folks opinions ( not necessarily mine ) abused as a kid.

Mike I know you have had a rough go of it and there is no one size fits all answer to this, but I still think that most kids need some freedom if they are going to grow up to be responsible adults. My oldest was my biggest issue but she is married, working, has 3 kids, and is doing ok. My middle daugher is 24, college grad, married to an engineer, and is a 4th grade teacher. My youngest is 17. She is getting ready to leave for an FFA leadership get away. She is an officer this year and she is pretty much loved by all of her teachers. I think a parent can be involved, keep their kids on track, and still give them the freedom they need to learn how to make decisions on their own.

Good luck with your kids. I hope it all goes well.

-john

[elhefe]

Life 360 for us and we disable the phones after 9:00 unless our 16 year old is on a Church trip or at a friends house

[neskora]

If you can’t trust the kid to use the privilege responsibly maybe they don’t deserve the privilege.

[Acameron52]

I’m glad my folks didn’t snoop around on my phone when i was in high school. I don’t Have kids so my opinion might be invalid but I think it’s going too far. If you trust them enough to give them a phone then trust them enough to make good decisions. If not, take their phone. Kids need some privacy and have to learn the difference in right and wrong sometime.

[Tony Pic]

Never snooped on my 3 boys phones. They got in their trouble, but nothing major and they all turned out fine...so far. They are 26,24 & 21. Youngest Magna *** laude.

[systemnt]

I’m glad my folks didn’t snoop around on my phone when i was in high school. I don’t Have kids so my opinion might be invalid but I think it’s going too far. If you trust them enough to give them a phone then trust them enough to make good decisions. If not, take their phone. Kids need some privacy and have to learn the difference in right and wrong sometime.

I trust them to step outside my house...but that doesnt mean my job as a parent ends there.
knowing what my kids are doing and where they are is my job.

Right and wrong is taught without the need of privacy - but to entertain that thought process for just a second - all the apps discussed here... are stealth. meaning the kids dont know they are being monitored (unless they are told).
So their 'privacy' isnt hindered and that thought process is rendered moot.

[AgBass01]

I agree. Our daughter knows the app is on her phone. We told her up front when we did it that we were installing it not because we don't trust her just that it is our responsibility as her parents to protect her. MMGuardian actually has a text app and browser app that she has to use instead of regular text and chrome.

I trust them to step outside my house...but that doesnt mean my job as a parent ends there.
knowing what my kids are doing and where they are is my job.

Right and wrong is taught without the need of privacy - but to entertain that thought process for just a second - all the apps discussed here... are stealth. meaning the kids dont know they are being monitored (unless they are told).
So their 'privacy' isnt hindered and that thought process is rendered moot.

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[JLivi1224]

I saw mention of being in your kids’ business. Kids don’t have business! Their business is MY BUSINESS. They have plenty of time when they’re out of my house to have their own business.

[locknload]

Its a must do as a parent. Times have changed and we need to be flexible as parents. Know your kids business.

[Buck Slayer]

my wife is like the kgb.

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[Buck Slayer]

if you can’t trust the kid to use the privilege responsibly maybe they don’t deserve the privilege.

bingo!

[whakm]

I believe that your child should be left alone to monitor themselves........
Ok, ok, I'm kid'n. I took my sons phone up at bed time and I had AT&T family map just to cover all the bases. And, since I know how to, I could get on his ,or any of his friends facebook page ( yes, this was when kids still used facebook) without them ever knowing I was there ( being in laws enforcement DOES have its privileges)He's now an adult and thanks me all the time for doing this.