Choosing between a Smartwatch and Smartphone is usually a crossroad that parents face in cases where there are concerns around providing a mobile phone.   We look at the most common parental concerns and the benefits of both options based on feedback from our conversations… Read More »Smartwatch vs Smartphone: Which is best for a child?

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

Choosing a SIM plan for a child needs some careful consideration, as the SIM plan that you’re handing over will ultimately be linked to your credit or debit card.  This could lead to mammoth shock bills if not handled carefully. All networks offer a spending… Read More »Capped SIM Plans for Kids

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

The Christmas rush has begun as parents start ticking off their Children’s wish lists, and that very first mobile phone frequently appears.  Securing a SIM-Only deal and packaging a pre-owned phone is also an economical solution.  But, it is big step, and many parents that… Read More »Top 10 Parent Mistakes When Giving Their Child a Phone for Christmas

Sun Cards?, I hear you ask.  Yes.  The ParentShield live chat team have found that Sun card is a common misspelling of SIM card ( busy parents have the need to type quickly ) so we thought it would be a good idea to list… Read More »Sun Cards

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

TikTok allows the streaming and sharing of video content and direct messaging, which for obvious reasons can be a real worry for parents, and is the reason it has a minimum age restriction of 13 (and recommended 15+) in the UK. The majority of ParentShield… Read More »Parents Guide to TikTok Family Pairing

If you are calling a child’s phone and you hear a “calls to this number are recorded securely” message before the call is connected then it’s almost certain that the number, and caller, you are calling is protected by ParentShield. Here is the exact ParentShield… Read More »Calls to this number are recorded securely