News: Parents unaware of dangers faced by children on smartphones

[Anonymous]

HEADLINE : "Parents unaware of dangers faced by children on smartphones"

With a massive majority of households now on the internet wether at home or on their smartphones , how can parents not know of the possible pit falls and dangers of smartphones, and what they can access !

With so much help and advice available I'm dumbfounded that a person in today's society can be unaware.

Source : BBC NEWS.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26121434

[Toby]

Hey BoB,

What does the parental control allow you to do exactly?

I'm assuming its a time limit on certain apps and on purchasing?

[adamtemp64]

http://www.o2.co.uk/parents is o2 advice pages on this very subject

and o2 news http://news.o2.co.uk/2013/12/24/parental-control-questions-answered/ that was issued xmas eve last year

Edit for more up to date page

[Anonymous]

Hi @Toby


Here us the link which explains https://support.apple.com/kb/ht4213

[Toby]

Cheers guys.

I'm not a parent yet, but being one must be scary at times with the amount of potential facets of information accessible to children.

I've always been a advocate of education over inhibition in these cases, but how much education is too much? How much positively beneficial awareness of these issues would also inspire a child to explore them pro-actively?

[Anonymous]

Hi Toby.


Curiosity can play a part, yes.

I went through the pro' and con's with each of my children ,and then trust has to come into play.