Following the recent spike in abusive videos of teachers being shared on TikTok, votesforschools approached ParentShield for comment as their voters looked at the “classic” debate of “Should students use smartphones in school?” through a 2021 lens. They explored the benefits and drawbacks of young… Read More »How to “school-proof” a mobile phone
Advice from ParentShield’s child phone experts. It’s impossible to do anything other than provide a rough guide as every child is different. There is no definitive “Best phone for 11 year Olds” There are plenty of options and many will be a more suitable phone… Read More »What phone is safe for a child at what age?
For a Child’s SIM, In our experience, Vodafone marginally edges Three and EE for its rural coverage. The Network’s urban coverage is strong and there are many ParentShield Customers choose Vodafone coverage with their Child’s SIM card. The company has a very strong legacy 2G… Read More »Vodafone Children’s SIM
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
By ParentShield’s Network Experts Are you looking for an O2 only SIM card for a child but with ParentShield controls? ParentShield’s Super Roaming Roam Stage SAFE SIM profile will do this. You get the O2 SIM Only deal and coverage, plus all the unique features… Read More »O2 SIM Only for Kids
Normal ‘adult’ mobile networks have never been designed with protection – particularly protection of vulnerable children – in mind. Those who care for some of the UK’s most vulnerable phone users are unwittingly putting them in danger according to the UK’s only specialist child protection… Read More »Don’t allow bullying via Voicemail
Only ParentShield account holders ( Parents or legal guardians ) are able to access the recordings via your secure Parentshield Parent Portal login. Access to the Parent portal login is via the account details provided at sign-up time and can be additionally secured by 2-factor… Read More »Activating Two-Factor Auth (2FA) for a ParentShield login
As ParentShield’s controls include many ways of blocking activity, we have included a ‘check what settings allow’ button in the settings tab of your portal. Check what settings allow If at any time you feel unsure whether a setting you have made is blocking certain… Read More »Checking SIM Behaviour
ParentShield is the first mobile network to provide “Network Watch” alerts to parents Help! A major point of stress and worry for parents is an inability to contact their child, even if they are carrying a phone. They may call and try a location service… Read More »Using Network Watch
ParentShield is the only Mobile Network that alerts parents instantly should concerning words of phrases be used in text messages – sent, or received. Setting up word alerts is something that is unique to each user, as dialogue varies considerably. Apart from the obvious words… Read More »Monitoring your Childs text messages with word alerts
