Sharon Standirird is the mother of a teenager who tired of spending time without knowing the boy, since he did not answer his calls, he began to think about developing an application that would help prevent other boys and girls (I understand yours too), discard the idea of obviating their parents when they would like to contact them.
I understand that given the figures of minors who have their own smartphone, "Ignore No More" can be useful. And I say may because (although one does not know in what situation it can be seen when children grow up) I believe more in education and family communication. In normal situations control tires parents and overwhelms childrenOf course, it is not the same one of 12 than one of 17 ... and it is not the same that it delays 30 minutes than to endure the uncertainty three hours after the usual arrival time, and it is not the same to call to remind them to pick up The new dictionary of the bookstore, you do it every 30 minutes to ask them where they are.
Things must be valued according to the circumstances
Nothing to ignore the calls of dad or mom
"Ignore no More" costs 1.45 euros, has been designed for the Android system, and is installed on the child's phone, setting it with a password. What happens if our son ignores us? we can block the device remotely, and from that moment from your screen you can only contact us (to ask for the unlock code) or call emergency services.
It is assumed that it has been thought to prevent children from uninstalling it, but ultimately, if that happens and you want to restrict the use of the mobile, there is nothing to remove it, in the end they are still in our charge, and we are the ones We have bought the terminal.
Children and mobiles
Each family must establish your own criteria when buying or not the smartphone to the child, and the criteria may or may not satisfy the wishes (I say wishes, not needs) of this. It is a decision to ponder, which can be revoked, if for example the device is not put to good use.
I am surprised that the passage to Secondary implies, as if it were a rule, buying the mobile phone from the girl or the boy, of course it is not always done lightly. As you know many different cases from each other, and I have found some attitudes more responsible and others less.
More rejection causes me to see elementary school children with a phone that can be worth up to 100 euros more than mine, and that they use it (among other things) to harass each other, as happened in my son's class. The right age it must be decided with the minimum pressures, within the family, valuing pros and cons.
Returning to Ignore No More, there is the information ... it is an application and that's it: the management of times away from home and responsibilities do not have to go through technology alone. Let's try to listen more to the children and trust them more, to show that they are responsible, and that they face the consequences of non-compliance. That they have the opportunity to learn for themselves, and not always conditioned to external control.
In short, and paraphrasing Sting in one of his songs: “(If you love somebody) Set them free” , trusting and giving freedom (also responsibility) is a great proof of parental love. Remember your adolescence and tell me how you felt when your parents questioned your friends, interfered, followed you, or opened your diaries.
Another thing is how it acts when problems are detected, but it is not the subject of this post. You have more information here.
