Tip - How to monitor your teen's phone | Be Web Smart

A friend contacted me looking for some advice for keeping track of her daughter’s cell phone activity.    Her teen is very active on her phone (not a big surprise!), and like many parents she had a few concerns and wondered what kinds of tools might be out there.  I pulled a list together based on services I have either reviewed or bookmarked to review at a later date.  I realized that Be Web Smart is lacking a list of resources for parents who want to monitor mobile activity.  So here you go! What cell phone activity do you want to monitor? Are you most concerned with: Text message monitoring Phone call monitoring (i.e. who is my child speaking with on the phone?) Apps – what apps are they using on the phone; is social media activity appropriate, or is there any sign of sexting or bullying Location monitoring – is my teen where she said she’d be? Inappropriate content – are websites appropriate Driving – is my teen staying safe when behind the wheel? No texting and driving! It is
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