Even though my children are small and I don’t yet have teenagers who are glued to their smart devices, I have already been alarmed at the kind of things that kids can be exposed to online.
There have been really inappropriate advertisements that have popped up in between YouTube videos of Bob the Builder (we don’t watch YouTube anymore) as well as pop-up banners during games on the iPad that entice the child to not only play for longer, but to play for money.
‘Please get me the gold coins!’ he’ll roar at his dad until he gets himself so worked up that we have to take the thing away, promising each other that we’ll hide it forever because it’s so bad for him.
The internet is so intricate, vast and scary that I do have concerns for the mental and emotional future welfare of my children as they navigate it. Will they be bullied? Will they be preyed upon? Will they find out about sex, violence and wars of the world long before I think they should be ready to learn about such things?
Well, lucky for me and all parents that a team of leaders in the industry of child development and technical engineers have stepped in to save the day.
Meet OurPact, an App designed to allow you the parent complete access and control over your children’s Wifi connection, and therefore, internet use.
Each of your children will have their own profile which includes their mobile device information, and you can allow or deny access to the internet, wifi and apps for each individual child as you see fit.
OurPact aims to promote a healthy conversation around internet use within families and teaching of children about the possible dangers, as well as great benefits, of internet use.
Another great bonus for the parents of teens who just love to be online until the wee hours when they should be asleep, is that you can choose as a family an agreed time to switch the online access off each night.
Absolutely genius, eh?!
You can download the OurPact app for IOS or Android by following these links
