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
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
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?
What’s the best SIM for a teen mobile? Teen covers many years and from the pre-teens up to the early teen years ParentShield is an excellent choice for a Teen’s mobile phone. For many children, their first mobile phone won’t be coming to them until… Read More »The best teen mobile SIM
Budgeting is an important life skill. All the way through into adulthood we have to successfully allocate scarce resources. It’s not just about saving money either. Time is the one resource we never get an unlimited amount of and the ability to prioritise the right… Read More »Mobile Phone Tips: Using ParentShield to teach phone budgeting
ParentShield has experienced exponential growth in subscriber numbers, and with it an inevitable ( and welcome ! ) increase in support and sales calls to the company’s Derby Offices. As a result, ParentShield has chosen Dorset Based Message Direct to provide overflow call answering support Determined… Read More »Overflow call answering at ParentShield
One of the most common questions we get at ParentShield is “How can I locate my Child’s phone?” It’s one of the most useful features of a modern mobile phone, and something that we’ve got used to being there, but does it always work? and… Read More »Geolocation: Finding a Child’s Phone
Will my Child’s phone work without a SIM card? Published by ParentShield’s Phone Experts. One of our biggest questions is if a child can be given a phone without a SIM card. It’s a pretty common scenario. A child will often be ‘gifted’ that old… Read More »Do I need a SIM for my Child’s phone?
Every mobile phone has the ability to “lock” a SIM card so that it can’t be used in any phone without first unlocking it. This is a different restriction to the phone screen unlock ( the one that you enter, or unlock with a fingerprint,… Read More »SIM PIN Locked
There are times and circumstances where you might need a new phone number. ParentShield knows from experience that this affects children quite often. So we’ve made it as easy as possible. In many cases we can perform a number swap on a SIM card remotely… Read More »Getting a new Phone Number
