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re: Dad makes app that locks your teen's phone until they answer your text messages
Posted on 1/10/19 at 12:53 pm to JayDeerTay84
Posted on 1/10/19 at 12:53 pm to JayDeerTay84
quote:believe this 100%
There is data that suggests kids having access to smart phones and social media is causing rapid climbs in teen auicide rates. More so in girls.
social media in general gives too much info
now it is easier for kids to bully
lots of people see the "amazing things" others are doing and get depressed
and it heightens the anxiety for teens about being left out
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Posted on 1/10/19 at 12:53 pm to East Coast Band
Unless he has already created an app that shuts down his kid's car when they try and travel to a dangerous part of town.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 12:54 pm to OweO
You don’t even have to unlock your phone to make an emergency call genius.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 12:54 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
quote:nothing blocks 911
I'll bet 911 feature cannot be blocked
even locked phones can be used to dial 911
Posted on 1/10/19 at 12:55 pm to dcbl
Can’t wait until my wife wants me to have this.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 12:55 pm to OweO
quote:
and need their phone
It's not their phone. It's my phone.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:01 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
quote:
I'll bet 911 feature cannot be blocked
I would hope it would at least allow them to call 911, but I don't really get the point.
If a parent text their kid and the kid doesn't respond to them at that moment then the kid might be doing something in which they don't even need their phone at the time (I know kids are always on their phones, but if they are.. let's say swimming, playing video games, watching TV, playing sports, etc) so it really doesn't matter if their phone is locked at that moment.
If the kid is mad at them and just doesn't want to reply, they could just reply with the middle finger emoji or something just to have their phone unlocked.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:01 pm to northshorebamaman
quote:exactly
It's not their phone. It's my phone.
I remember one time when I told my daughter that I needed to use her phone and she started pissing and moaning
I just said, "let me rephrase that, let me have MY PHONE that I pay for and allow you to use"
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:03 pm to Boudreaux35
quote:
If the kid would stay away from dangerous parts of town, that wouldn't be a problem.
What if they make a wrong turn?
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:09 pm to OweO
quote:
What if they make a wrong turn?
You're really overthinking this. My kids can fire off a text in a couple of seconds. Then they're free to use their apps.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:13 pm to northshorebamaman
quote:
You're really overthinking this. My kids can fire off a text in a couple of seconds. Then they're free to use their apps.
I do think those are things that need to be considered. I am just looking at it from a safety issue.. But with that said, humans have been getting by without cell phones a lot longer than they have with them so that could actually make them have to do some critical thinking.. Which would be a positive.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:17 pm to dcbl
This is retarded.
If your teenager isn't responsible enough to respond to a text, then their arse shouldn't be going out at all.
If your teenager isn't responsible enough to respond to a text, then their arse shouldn't be going out at all.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:18 pm to East Coast Band
quote:
Hope your kid isn't trying to use Waze to find her way home from a dangerous part of town.
Now, she'll have to read his texts while driving before Waze will work again.
Waze continues to work when the phone is locked, just can't see the map. But if the alarm is too loud or doesn't stop, I could see this being a problem while driving. Maybe it could be coded to not go off if the accelerometer detects the person travelling above a certain speed.
**Apparently accelerometer isn't a word according to this sites spellcheck.**
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:20 pm to dcbl
what's to prevent the child from deleting the app? I smart kid would delete the app, then redownload it before they get home.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:21 pm to dcbl
quote:
believe this 100%
social media in general gives too much info
now it is easier for kids to bully
lots of people see the "amazing things" others are doing and get depressed
and it heightens the anxiety for teens about being left out
Had this conversation with a friend awhile back who has a son who is a pre-teen. I guess I never really thought about it before, but like he was saying.. When we were in school, if you got bullied at school, when school was over, you went home and you didn't have to worry about it again until the next day. On Fridays you had the whole weekend not to think about it and eventually you would find a way to deal with it or things would eventually move on.
Today, they go to school and if they start getting bullied, it doesn't leave them because once school is out it carries over on social media and that only allows others to pile on and instead of getting away from it, it's as if social media allows them to pour more fuel on the fire.. And at that age.. middle school, high school. Even the toughest kid can be vulnerable in certain situations...
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:22 pm to dcbl
Hell I need this for my damn parents.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:25 pm to OweO
quote:
If the kid would stay away from dangerous parts of town, that wouldn't be a problem.
What if they make a wrong turn?
Maybe they should have been using their "waze" in the first place, eh?
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:26 pm to OweO
quote:
could just reply with the middle finger emoji
Bold strategy to reply to the person who pays the bill like this.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:27 pm to GreyWhiskers
quote:Well, it's not meant to stop them from having sex to answer their parents, so...
They (teens) won’t stop in the middle of having sex to answer a text from parents.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:27 pm to MLCLyons
quote:My kids already have parental apps on their phones. I'm sure there are ways around it with enough dedication but they require passwords to open or delete.
what's to prevent the child from deleting the app? I smart kid would delete the app, then redownload it before they get home.
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