{"id":313,"date":"2015-08-25T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T12:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpsk.securekids.es\/?p=313"},"modified":"2020-12-15T10:41:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T10:41:15","slug":"what-is-parental-control-and-what-is-it-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/securekids.es\/en\/what-is-parental-control-what-is-it-for\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a parental control and what is it for?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we live in this current society which has experienced a technological revolution, minors can easily have access to new technology, they have even become teachers and their parents or grandparents are their students, they teach them how to use computers, tablets or smartphones. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, all this new technology helps them study or get in touch with their friends in a comfortable way. However, using all this new technology can become a problem for them since the problems technology comes with are very high, problems like cyber bullying or sexting for instance. Just to the above, talking to strangers on the internet on the different social media is increasing, and not all these strangers can be trusted. Furthermore, minors could access to inappropriate content for them, for instance violent content or pornography or radicalism. <\/p>\n<p>Thus, more and more parents, who are looking for a solution to all these problems, choose to use parental control tools such as SecureKids.<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"download-app\" data-packagename=\"com.securekids.launcher_reloaded\">\n        <div class=\"ico\"><img src=\"https:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/XQs0rwETTegHUf7YsUS1iS9V5okDidAk1Q6b7qZ7cAwmJjfTJwQ87_mmGiQMy8WnDds=w300-rw\" alt=\"Parental Control SecureKids icon\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"info\">\n          <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.securekids.launcher_reloaded&referrer=utm_source%3Dweb%26utm_medium%3Dblog%26utm_term%3Dcp%26utm_content%3Dapp%26utm_campaign%3Dqueeselcontrolparental\" target=\"_blank\">Parental Control SecureKids<\/a><\/h3>\n   <p><i class=\"mdi mdi-star\" style=\"font-size: 22px; color:gold\"><\/i><i class=\"mdi mdi-star\" style=\"font-size: 22px; color:gold\"><\/i><i class=\"mdi mdi-star\" style=\"font-size: 22px; color:gold\"><\/i><i class=\"mdi mdi-star\" style=\"font-size: 22px; color:gold\"><\/i><i class=\"mdi mdi-star\" style=\"font-size: 22px; color:gold\"><\/i><\/p>\n          <p class=\"autor\">By <b>Grupo Deidev<\/b><\/p><\/p>\n          <p class=\"version\">v0.23  <span>10MB<\/span><\/p>\n          <p class=\"downloads\">50.000 - 100.000<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"buttons\">\n          <div class=\"button green\">\n            <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.securekids.launcher_reloaded&referrer=utm_source%3Dweb%26utm_medium%3Dblog%26utm_term%3Dcp%26utm_content%3Dapp%26utm_campaign%3Dqueeselcontrolparental\"><div class=\"logo\"><\/div>Install<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/control-parental-blog.png\" alt=\"Qu\u00e9 es el control parental\" width=\"375\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-505 img-fluid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/control-parental-blog.png 375w, https:\/\/securekids.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/control-parental-blog-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>\u00bfWhat is a parental control?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>A parental control system is a tool which allows parents to control and\/or limit the content that their children can\u2019t access on the internet from their devices, either a computer, a smartphone or a tablet.<\/p>\n<p>One of the parental control tools that exists today is the parental control of SecureKids, parents can know the possible threats or dangers their children can suffer in their different devices in a comfortable and easy way and protecting their children at the same time.<\/p>\n<h2><b>How does a parental control work?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The functioning of these tools is really simple and intuitive, you install the app on your smartphone or tablet and create a user account which is linked to the device, with just that you can start enjoying all the benefits these tools have and the tranquility they offer to their users. <\/p>\n<p>The features this kind of tools may have available are the following ones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/caracteristicas\/gestion-web\/\" rel=\"tag\">Web Control:<\/a> A parental control allows you to block websites depending on the different existing categories, or you can block specific websites if you wish.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/caracteristicas\/supervision-aplicaciones\/\" rel=\"tag\">App Control:<\/a> Thanks to this feature you can block certain apps so your children can\u2019t use them, for instance messaging apps, social media apps, browsers, Google Play or Apple store to make purchases.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/caracteristicas\/monitorizacion-llamadas\/\" rel=\"tag\">Call Control:<\/a> With this tool, you can block the phone numbers on the device, so your children can\u2019t make or receive phone calls from those numbers. In addition, you can choose what to do with international calls and unknown phone numbers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/caracteristicas\/programa-descansos\/\" rel=\"tag\">Breaks:<\/a> Using this tool you can control and check how much time your children spend on different apps categories like games or browsers for instance.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/como-programar-alarmas-en-securekids\/\" rel=\"tag\">Alarms: <\/a> You can set alarms in your children\u2019s device with a custom alert notification.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/caracteristicas\/geolocalizacion\/\" rel=\"tag\">Geolocation:<\/a> This feature allows you to know the location of your children in real time.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/caracteristicas\/boton-de-emergencias\/\" rel=\"tag\">Emergency button:<\/a> Add a \u201cPanic Button\u201d on your child\u2019s device which, once activated, sends an emergency alert. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not all parental control apps include all these functions aforementioned. <a href=\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/\" rel=\"tag\">SecureKids parental control <\/a> has all these features and more. Even though all these features are really good and provide great help, they are not always 100% effective, that\u2019s why we highlight the importance of a good education on the use of devices among minors, so all these tools have a more effective effect so you and your children can remain unconcerned while using mobile devices.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in European Spanish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":505,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[70,11,10],"tags":[102,19,82,23,26,34,37,101,105],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/securekids.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/control-parental-blog.png","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"More and more parents are looking for a solution to cyberbullying or sexting, that&#039;s why they choose to use parental control tools such as SecureKids.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/que-es-el-control-parental-y-para-que-sirve\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is a parental control and what is it for? - SecureKids\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"{:es}Cada vez son m\u00e1s los padres que buscan una soluci\u00f3n al ciberbullying o el sexting, por ello optan por herramientas de control parental como SecureKids.Cada vez son m\u00e1s los padres que buscan una soluci\u00f3n al ciberbullying o el sexting, por ello optan por herramientas de control parental como SecureKids.{:en}More and more parents are looking for a solution to cyberbullying or sexting, that&#039;s why they choose to use parental control tools such as SecureKids. {:}\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/que-es-el-control-parental-y-para-que-sirve\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Android Parental Control for mobile phone and tablet | SecureKids\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SecureKidsDeidev\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-08-25T12:30:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-15T10:41:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/control-parental-blog.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"375\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"250\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Secure_Kids\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Secure_Kids\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SecureKids\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/en\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SecureKidsDeidev\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUMHW52opBKbT8_23ky1Y_w\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Secure_Kids\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/en\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Logo-control-parental-SecureKids-escritorio.svg\",\"caption\":\"SecureKids\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/en\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/securekids.es\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Android Parental Control for mobile phone and tablet | SecureKids\",\"description\":\"Parental control Android for mobile phone and tablet, with which you could manage your children\\u00b4s devices in a usefull and handy way. 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