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’

— 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

If your coverage is particularly poor, we can turn on “Super Network” roaming

For the technically-curious we thought we’d add this blog entry to provide some explanation of the five Network Choice options that you are provided at Checkout. Being something that’s not offered by any mainstream network we have a little bit of a task explaining it… Read More »Unsteered vs Steered Roaming

ParentShield has switched from the old app to a more modern ‘PWA’ – Progressive Web App that will be far easier and nicer to use. It will also provide real-time push alerts about calls and texts. Here is our QuickStart guide with the steps you… Read More »ParentShield App Quickstart guide

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

Before handing over their very first mobile phone ( most likely, your old phone! ) there are a few things to do to make sure they have the best possible experience. iPhones can be a pain if not updated and set up correctly for a… Read More »Setting up your Child’s iPhone

Setting up Google Family Link allows parents or carers to set permissions for their Child’s Android phone remotely to set parental controls for applications and internet browsing from their own Android phone. You can download this guide as a PDF Here How to set up… Read More »Ultimate guide to setting up Google Family Link for your Child

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