The children are in school which means that they spend most of the day without parental supervision. Gone are the days of parents worrying about their kids missing class or being bullied to get lunch money. Cell phone use is now a new threat.
SpectorSoft conducted a survey to find that parents are most concerned about sexting during school seasons.
“Absolutely,”Rebecca Hagelin, a parent who uses SpectorSoft for tracking her three teens, said that SpectorSoft is a great tool. “It’s allowed my children to enjoy all the benefits the latest technology has to offer them, and it’s allowed me to protect them from the dangers of some of the new technology,”She said. “It’s a win-win.”
Smartphones that have advanced Internet capabilities have raised parental concerns about cyberbullies, online predators and the exchange of inappropriate images and messages.
SpectorSoft has found that 82 percent have at least one smartphone-using child in their families. While teachers and school staff can prevent students from using their phones during school hours only, who is there to protect them after school hours?
Bryan Bowers is the author of “Keep Your Family Safe Online,”The survey showed that parents are becoming more aware of their children’s online and mobile activities. “So many children have smartphones, and this tells me parents are starting to get the idea that these devices can be a problem for children,” Bowers said. “They are starting to see the reality of what is out there.”
SpectorSoft, which has been focused on monitoring children’s products since 1998, released eBlaster Mobile Android and BlackBerry. This software monitors all activity on smartphones and sends parents the information. It also offers Geofencing capabilities that allow parents to track the location of their children via their mobile devices. Parents can set up electronic location boundaries (or fences) that notify their children when they enter or leave a predetermined area using their mobile devices.
eBlaster was designed to provide maximum safety and convenience for parents. You can download the software from its website. www.spectorsoft.comYou can then manage the phone from anywhere. In case of emergency, the phone can be tracked using a GPS function.
