Tips to Ensure Phone Safety for Your Kids

TeleChoice understands the immense pressure on parents to ensure that their kids’ screen time is controlled and secure. TeleChoice services not only include providing top-quality NBN solutions and mobile handsets, but we are also dedicated to giving industry leading advice to help keep your online experience safe. Here’s some tips from the team at TeleChoice Brisbane on how you can improve security on your kids’ mobile devices.



There are so many considerations when it comes to mobile devices and tablets for children. We’ve seen a massive increase in screen time for kids, as schooling and education adapts to online platforms. Plus, teachers everywhere make more and more use of virtual teaching tactics. Many kids already have a designated device from as early as 7 years old.

While there are incredible educational apps and offerings which can guarantee constructive screen time, you still want to make sure that no harmful or adult content makes it way to your kid’s device.

Here’s a few quick tips to help keep your kids secure:
  • Parental Control Apps
There are many incredible parental control apps that can help you keep track of activity on your kids’ devices. Google Family Link, for instance, is a great, free software available for download today.

Other great apps include:
  1. FamilyTime
  2. WebWatcher
  3. Qustodio
Plus, some network providers also offer parental control capabilities for your Wi-Fi connection which allow you to control content accessed over your home network.
  • In-App Restrictions
Many social apps allow you to place controls within the settings to prohibit explicit content being featured.

Parental controls, for apps like YouTube, can be found under the settings.

It is recommended to restrict search capabilities in YouTube kids. You can easily do this by accessing your account setting and switching the ‘Search’ option to ‘Off’.
  • Preparing Your Child’s Device
Sometimes, you are even able to setup parental controls on your child’s phone, which will prohibit access to any explicit content across the device.

Apple have made great strides in protection software for their devices. Here’s how you can setup your parental on an iOS device:
  1. Open Settings
  2. Click General
  3. Open Restrictions
  4. Turn On Preferred Restrictions
  5. Set Password and Apply
In doing this, any user would be required to give the password before gaining access to any questionable content. This is a great way to ensure your child won’t be exposed to anything you don’t want them seeing.

Follow these tips from the team at TeleChoice Brisbane to keep your kid safe while they interact online.

Not sure where to start when wanting to purchase and setup a designated device for your child? TeleChoice services include comprehensive, cost-effective plans and well as top-quality refurbished phones, which are a great option as a first phone for your child.

TeleChoice is a leading Australian network and mobile device provider. Find out more about the many incredible TeleChoice services and how to make them work for you. Visit TeleChoice Brisbane today. 

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