The internet is espantoso (scary).
Do you remember when YouTube Kids was exposed to disturbing content disguised as videos for children? Even the NY Times wrote a piece on it. One of the videos was titled ‘PAW Patrol Babies Pretend to Die Suicide by Annabelle Hypnotized’. Despite happening so many years ago, it still gives me shivers to imagine the dark secretos (secrets) that the Internet holds.
There are also many horrifying stories of child-trafficking rings luring children through the internet and pedophiles finding their victims through gaming and social media platforms.
When you think of all of the ways the Internet is harmful to your niños (children), your child’s safety takes priority over giving them digital freedom. As a Latino parent, I find myself turning to technology to ensure my niño’s safety. Parental control apps are a great way to do that. Let me share you why.
Advantages of Parental Control Apps
Parental control aplicaciónes (applications) help you subtly keep an eye on your niño’s (child’s) online activities. This includes monitoring who they interact with online, what content they consume, and what platforms they are active on.
Basically, these allow you to monitor all your niño (children) do on their devices. Parents usually have the parent app on their phone which means they do not have to pick up their niño’s (child’s) phone to go through it. An important thing is that all parental control apps connect you to your niño’s (child’s) phone using the Internet. So seamless internet connectivity is importante (important) for you to be able to monitor your child’s online activities. Xfinity Internet has some well-priced alta velocidad (high-speed) internet bundles and plans. You can learn more by contacting Xfinity servicio al cliente. It is available 24/7, which is super helpful if you end up running into any internet issues.
Coming back to parental control here are some major advantages of using them.
· Monitor Your Kids Google Searches
Parental control apps allow you to keep an eye on your curious niños’ (children’s) Google searches, which can tell a lot about their current interests. This way you can know if your niños (children) are involved in any desconfiado (shady) activities. Moreover, you can also be notified if they are searching for any stuff they shouldn’t be. This way parents can block certain searches and specific words through the parental control app.
· Block Inappropriate Content or Unwanted Features
These apps are a great way to filter out content you don’t want your niños (children) to see. This includes explicit videos and images, adult movies, and websites. This means your niño (child) cannot use their device to access these.
Moreover, parental control apps also allow you to block features in your kid’s phones like in-app purchases in games or interacting with other players. This way you can stop your child from secretly making online purchases or conversing with strangers.
· Set Time Limits on Screen Usage
Nobody wants their child to be stuck to their screen all day. Not to forget the hassle of forcefully taking away your kid’s device every day. Parental control apps allow you to limit your niño’s (child’s) screen time without doing anything physically. You can set timers for each aplicacióne (app) they use the most. This is a foolproof way for parents to enforce boundaries and reduce the chances of screen addiction, eyesight problems, and bad posture in their children.
· Track Your Child’s Location
Some advanced parental control aplicaciónes (apps) allow you to keep your child safe in the real world as well. They have location-tracking features that use your kid’s device’s GPS location to help you keep an eye on their whereabouts. This helps ensure your kids’ safety if you are suspicious of the crowd they are hanging out with.
Best Parental Control Apps
Using parenting apps is not about invading your niño’s (child’s) privacy. Instead, it is more just being simply aware of their online activities to keep them safe. Let us discuss some of the parental control apps that you can use to keep your child safe:
1. Msafely
Msafely simplifies phone monitoring for you. You can monitor your children’s browser activities, calls, messages, social media, and all the activities they do on their telefonos (phones). This includes every file they send or receive, apps they install, and their browser history as well.
Msafely also allows you to monitor and track your child’s location through geofencing, GPS, and WiFi logging. The best part about this app is that you don’t need to have an app installed on your child’s phone. It can remotely monitor your child’s device.
2. Aura
Aura allows you to manage all of your niños’ (children’s) devices as it does not come with a limit to the number of devices you can monitor. It also allows you to control which apps your niño (child) can download and which apps they cannot.
You can also filter content and manage their screen time. However, you cannot monitor texts, emails, and phone calls with it. It also does not support location-tracking. Aura works on both iPhone and Android devices.
3. uMobix
uMobix allows you to manage your children’s devices with a user-friendly interface. You can also block unwanted apps and websites on your kid’s phone. While it does not allow you to manage screen time you can track your child’s location with its real-time GPS feature.
uMobix also allows you to monitor your child’s social media accounts, emails, and messages. Its stand-out feature is that allows you to remotely access your child’s camera and microphone to determine where they are.
Using aplicaciónes (apps) that keep our niños (children) safe should be every Latino parent’s priority. Not only can we keep our kids safe from harmful content, but we can also save them from online hate and racism towards our people.
