Ensuring the safety of children on their mobile phones has become a paramount concern for schools and parents alike. ParentShield, a leading mobile phone service designed with child protection in mind, has garnered strong recommendations from schools. We explore why schools recommend ParentShield and how… Read More »Why Schools Recommend ParentShield

Nurturing Responsible Communication It’s not uncommon for children to have access to a mobile device at an early age. However, handing over a phone to a child without any prior training on texting etiquette can lead to unexpected consequences. From excessive use of emojis to… Read More »Teaching a Child ‘Texting Etiquette’

Whether it’s moving to a new school, Christmas, a birthday, or moving house to a new area, eventually the time or situation arises that leads to a child’s first mobile phone. It’s crucial for parents to ensure their safety and regulate their mobile usage. ParentShield’s… Read More »SIM Cards with Usage Restrictions

Homeschooling over lockdown may seem like a distant memory now, but there were some fun times among the chaos of adjusting to that new way of life. And we gained some skills along the way too 🧒📚. Even though ParentShield provides all the tools and… Read More »Lesson Plan: Teaching Responsible Mobile Phone Use

Mobile data refers to the digital information that travels over the internet to and from mobile devices, such as smartphones or tablets. It’s like a magical motorway that allows people to connect with the vast universe of the online world, play games, stream videos, chat… Read More »Understanding Mobile Data: What Kids (and Parents) Should Know

— Update 9th May 2023 — We’ve been monitoring this particular situation over the weekend and things are back to normal as far as we can see. Obviously we’re keeping an eye on it while our supplier increases capacity for us.—— Many of our customers… Read More »A bit of congestion

At ParentShield we deal with phones, sometimes at the messy end of life. We regularly get calls for help getting a SIM card and phone contract where things are possibly slightly unusual – often where families are complicated or spread apart for whatever reason. Normal… Read More »It’s Complicated

With Back-to-School around the corner, ParentShield, urges parents not to take it for granted that children will know how to safely use a mobile phone As the end of school year period approaches, ParentShield, the UK’s only child-safe mobile network, is urging parents not to simply presume… Read More »Don’t leave safe mobile phone use for granted – warns ParentShield

The voicemail system that’s attached to every other mobile network isn’t suitable for a phone used by small children. The system used by all four of the big mobile networks was designed over 40 years ago for use on mobile phones that were primarily there… Read More »Why ParentShield removed Voicemail

We thought we’d ask the now ubiquitous Artificial Intelligence Chat GPT a question: Write a 1000 word essay on the topic of: “Is it safe for an 11 year old to have their own mobile contract.“ The use of mobile phones has become an essential… Read More »Mobile Phone Safety according to AI