How to Get Into My Teenager's Cell Phone

Getting into a teen's cell phone is easier than a parent might think.

Owning a cell phone has become a rite of passage for many teenagers. Teenagers are often given cell phones to keep in touch and for safety reasons. After giving a child a cell phone, it is easy to lose track of what they are doing with it or whom they are calling. There are ways to keep track of your teenager's cell phone and to get into its call and text history.

Things You'll Need

• Parental control rights on phone
• Cell phone tracking software

Instructions

1. Search your teenager's cell phone history. This may seem like the obvious, but it only works if your teenager has not placed password protection on his cell phone. Hopefully, your teen will be honest with you concerning his cell phone usage and other measures will not be needed.

2. Maintain parental control rights on your teenager's cell phone. The three levels of parental control are content control, usage control and location and monitoring controls. Not all cell phone companies offer all of these features, so check with yours.

3. Use a cell phone spy service or program, such as that mentioned in a Good Morning America article. By purchasing Web software such as Web Safety, you can monitor your teenager's cell phone, eliminating the need to get into the cell phone for history. Several such services are available that can track the GPS signals sent out by cell phones.

4. Take your teenager's cell phone away. If she is exhibiting cell phone behavior that necessities getting into her cell phone, perhaps she doesn't need to have one in the first place. Cell phones are loaded with dangers, from texting while driving to talking to strangers.

References

• Kids Cell Phones: How to Keep Your Kids Safe and Connected
• Cell Snoop
• ABC Good Morning America: Parental Controls for Cell Phones
• TheOnlineMom: Parental Controls for Cell Phones