At ParentShield, we speak to 100’s of parents every week shopping for mobile phones for kids to go with the best sim for kids. Some will go for brand new, some refurbished and some pre-owned. Others will upgrade their own phone and hand over their… Read More »Mobile Phones for Kids: Parents Website Choice
Scammers are becoming more sophisticated, which means that their messages look ever more genuine. This is worrying enough when the recipient is an Adult, but when it’s a child, infinitely more so. As ParentShield is built around the needs of children, there are many protections… Read More »Protecting Children From Scam Text Messages
A common question we are asked, and here discussed, is “How do I introduce ParentShield to my child?” and “How will they feel knowing they have a monitored Mobile phone?” Here are some of our users’ experiences and the things we’ve learned in case it’s… Read More »Introducing ParentShield Controls to your Child
Is there a device that will block mobile phone signals at school? There is, but you’re not allowed one in the UK! Such a signal jamming device would need to transmit on protected frequencies. And, even if it was legal, given the various mobile phone… Read More »School mobile phone blocker
Are you looking for a No Data SIM for a child? ParentShield is designed for Child Protection and has exactly what you need. But What are the considerations when buying a No-Data Mobile Contract? What will it do, what won’t it do? and what are… Read More »No Data SIM CARD – FAQ
Did you know, that if you’re a programmer type you can extend or automate your ParentShield Portal by using the ParentShield API. An API is an “Application Programming Interface” – a set of instructions that allows programmers to link separate computer systems. If you are… Read More »Using the ParentShield API
As TikTok is an application that allows the streaming and uploading of video content and direct messaging, it has a minimum age restriction of 13, but recommended as 15+ in the UK. The ParentShield team has complied some information to help our parents with… Read More »Blocking TikTok on your Child’s phone
What a Closed User Group is, and why you need one By ParentShield’s Telephony Experts A Closed User Group ( or CUG ) is a special type of mobile service that only works between a pre-selected group of subscribers. It means that mobile phones in… Read More »Closed User Group Mobile
We have improved the behaviour of ParentShield with regard to machine-to-person text messages. This adds a feature requested by ParentShield Users. Applications such as WhatsApp, SnapChat, TikTok and the likes include secure encryption; so only the intended recipient (and the app vendor) can read messages… Read More »Machine-to-Person Text Messages
Unfortunately – no matter what anyone tells you, it’s impossible to find a phone that’s been turned off by using some location magic. And if it’s a child’s phone that’s been lost, or even worse a child who is out on their own with a… Read More »Locating a child’s phone
