Parental controls: how to monitor the child and not to overreact

Around is really a lot of dangers - from the frantic movement in the streets to the threat of reputation in the network (it is even more important for children than adults). But constant supervision stifles children's independence. Why learn something if everything in the world and so control the mom and dad? Overprotective does not give experience, but for the inexperienced and helpless child, we worry more. Let's try to figure out how to combine care and common sense.

control the reality

Control grows and changes with your child. Infant baby monitors can be traced, but the older the children are, the more difficult their routes, and you have to invent something more interesting.

According to statistics, which leadsThe Public Chamber developed a pamphlet with tips on how to prevent the loss of children Public Chamber of the Russian Federation since the beginning of 2017 lost about 1 350 people in Russia, among them more than 300 - the children.

Thus, according to one of the research centers

Parents, Teens and Digital Monitoring39% of parents filtered information that children can get on the Web, and only 16% track the location of a child using smartphone applications, although such programs are available and help you look for not only children, but also other members of the families. The main thing is that we should not constantly ringing with the same question: "Where are you?". But the smart phone - this is the subject that will overcome the first hooligans, caught the child after school.

Another option - beacons sending signals about the geolocation. They are, of course, have to be purchased separately and at the same time to look at the functions that are in them.

It is better to look at portable gadgets, so as not to lose them and do not forget at home.

Lexand Kids Radar - a children's watch with a built-in GPS. They track the location of the child and sends the data to your smartphone parents. In addition to GPS gadget uses LBS technology that takes data Wi-Fi-points and helps you find a gadget in the room.

To not have to constantly look at the map, the application can set up safe zones. When the child crosses their borders, the clock sends a notification. A big plus of the gadget - a panic button on the body, which can push myself a child, giving a signal of danger. You can turn off the constant notice and agree that react only to the wake-up call - so that the child does not seem that for him all the time watching Big Brother. Application Settings elementary clock is "out of the box" and keep track of locations around the world.

At Kids Radar is a function of the listening environment. For example, if the child pressed the alarm button, you can turn it on and find out what happened: a quarrel with his classmates, aggression on the part of teachers or something else. In this case, strangers can not "call" on the gadget.

Children often get lost in the crowd at the mall or on a holiday, when parents turned away for a moment. Such cases usually end well, except for the affected nerve cells. In order not to lose a child, turn maintenance mode: if the tracker and the smartphone will be at a great distance, you hear a tone.

Bonus Tracker - counting steps. Counting steps will soon, perhaps, even the asphalt in the streets, so why not at the same time and see how much the child has run at recess and physical education? At least it will be clear where to go after school: homework or walking (even though we already know that the walk).

control the Internet

Parental Controls will soon have even microwaves. There are many ways to prevent child under dangerous information:

1. Lock specific applications or functions with a password.
2. Applications that create its shell smartphone. The child simply will not be able to open the same as the parents.
3. Browser settings and special extensions for content control.
4. Built-in mobile platforms.

Choose easy, while the child does not learn to crack all these fences, and this point must come. However, if he is able to bypass your technical gadgets, you can find out what information to consume.

The child will sooner or later will still face a negative information: be able to read the inscription on the fence as soon learn the alphabet. The task of parents - not to paint over the letter, and explain what to do.

How not to overdo it with the control

The danger is not only to get lost or find news with shocking photographs. No gadgets and applications will not help if the child does not look at the sides before moving on the road. He needs to take care of security, but it can learn this only if there is a lot to do alone, without parental supervision.

We'll have to find a compromise, in which the parents do not grasp at the heart over and without, and the child will not feel locked in a cage.

Always offer with the freedom of control.

Give yourself the control over physical security, but entrust the child something else:

1. You hand him Tracker-hours and authorize to collect portfolio.
2. You agree that include location tracking, but is allowed after school hanging out with friends.
3. Ask the party to find a minute and call to tell how the case. Otherwise, at the appointed time you turn on the remote listening to make sure everything was in order.
4. You teach a child to press the alarm button, and allowed to stay for the night at a party.
5. You are a member of your friends in social networks, but do not know the password of the account.
6. You see updates on social networks, but do not criticize for the census with jokes about how you do not want to go to class. Because otherwise it will be a new page with these same jokes, but is it will not know.

The older the child, the more you can trust him. It is unlikely that you will be able to close the Internet from a teenager or hang beacon in graduate school, so the responsibility for themselves should be brought up as early as possible.