It’s hard worrying about ways to monitor your kids online.
If you’re like me then you often find yourself watching To Catch A Predator style videos in horror. I’m constantly worried about my children being lured into a trap online.
I think as humans they deserve some level of privacy as they get older. Still, as a parent I have to endure their safety first!
I put together a list of great apps that help you monitor their online activity without having to constantly go through their devices.
FamilyLink
Google Family Link - Home
Whether your children are younger or in their teens, the Family Link app lets you set digital ground rules to help guide them as they learn, play, and explore online.* Guide them to good content View their activity Not all screen time is the same.
KidLogger
Kidlogger - free parental control app for Android, Windows and Mac
We've created a useful and free app to help you get to know what your children are doing on a computer or smartphone. KidLogger - is a parental control software compatible with the most used OS in the world.
Parental Control from ESET
ESET Parental
Protect your children with ESET Parental Control. Monitor their online activity, locate them when needed, define the content they can see, or set up a time limit for web surfing and gaming.
RealizD
RealizD - Track how much you use your phone and Stay present - RealizD
Do you think that you're spending a lot of time in front of your devices and want to reduce the screen time? Maybe you want to address phone addiction and start a digital diet right now? RealizD is a professionally designed app created specifically for monitoring your iPhone and iPad usage at all times.
OpenDNS Home Internet Security
Home Internet Security | OpenDNS
The easiest way to make your internet faster, safer, and more reliable. OpenDNS settings apply to every device - laptops, smartphones, tablets, DVRs, game consoles, TVs, literally anything that connects to the internet from your home network. Not to mention, we're one of the world's leading DNS service providers, meaning you'll experience faster internet speeds as well.
Nintendo Switch Parental Controls
If you need a little more safety on those Nintendo Switch devices, here you go.
Cheer Up: What's the Happiest City in North Carolina?
No. 27 - Raleigh
Raleigh comes out as the happiest city in North Carolina, largely thanks to a rank of No. 23 in Emotional & Physical Well Being.
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 23
- Income & Employment: 71
- Community & Environment: 63
- Total Score: 62.35
No. 67 - Charlotte
It’s a big jump down to the second happiest city in North Carolina. The Queen City had even marks in the three big categories, with ranks of 61-78-68.
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 61
- Income & Employment: 78
- Community & Environment: 68
- Total Score: 57.61
No. 74 - Durham
Durham got a big boost ranking No. 54 in Emotional & Physical Well Being. But the rank of No. 123 in Community & Environment hurt it overall.
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 54
- Income & Employment: 69
- Community & Environment: 123
- Total Score: 56.92
No. 129 - Winston-Salem
A huge leap down from Durham finds Winston-Salem, which was hurt largely by a rank of No. 138 in Emotional & Physical Well Being.
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 138
- Income & Employment: 94
- Community & Environment: 97
- Total Score: 49.43
No. 137 - Greensboro
Greensboro got a fairly decent boost thanks to a rank of No. 70 in Income & Employment.
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 129
- Income & Employment: 70
- Community & Environment: 167
- Total Score: 48.12
No. 168 - Fayetteville
It’s not that things are all unhappy around Fayetteville, it’s just that we didn’t exactly score well in a lot of the key factors for this study. Fayetteville does rank as the least happy of the major North Carolina cities in the study. Just behind Fayetteville overall is Jackson, Mississippi and Birmingham, Alabama.
Fayetteville also took a hit, coming in at No. 181 on Lowest Income Growth and No. 180 on Most Work Hours.
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 161
- Income & Employment: 155
- Community & Environment: 171
- Total Score: 40.83
No. 1 overall - Fremont, California
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 1
- Income & Employment: 46
- Community & Environment: 2
- Total Score: 77.13
No. 2 - Columbia, Maryland
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 3
- Income & Employment: 161
- Community & Environment: 5
- Total Score: 71.64
No. 3 - San Francisco, California
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 4
- Income & Employment: 1
- Community & Environment: 44
- Total Score: 71.15
No. 4 - San Jose, California
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 2
- Income & Employment: 6
- Community & Environment: 55
- Total Score: 71.00
No. 5 - Irvine, California
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 5
- Income & Employment: 16
- Community & Environment: 12
- Total Score: 70.38
No. 6 - Madison, Wisconsin
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 10
- Income & Employment: 11
- Community & Environment: 19
- Total Score: 68.10
No. 7 - Seattle, Washington
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 6
- Income & Employment: 2
- Community & Environment: 99
- Total Score: 67.67
No. 8 - Overland Park, Kansas
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 12
- Income & Employment: 54
- Community & Environment: 13
- Total Score: 67.46
No. 9 - Huntington Beach, California
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 9
- Income & Employment: 51
- Community & Environment: 43
- Total Score: 66.43
No. 10 - San Diego, California
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 14
- Income & Employment: 18
- Community & Environment: 25
- Total Score: 65.82
What about at the bottom of the list?
No. 178 - Montgomery, Alabama
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 174
- Income & Employment: 180
- Community & Environment: 161
- Total Score: 35.54
No. 179 - Huntington, West Virginia
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 182
- Income & Employment: 39
- Community & Environment: 141
- Total Score: 35.53
No. 180 - Memphis, Tennessee
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 176
- Income & Employment: 181
- Community & Environment: 172
- Total Score: 34.86
No. 181 - Gulfport, Mississippi
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 181
- Income & Employment: 153
- Community & Environment: 151
- Total Score: 34.71
No. 182 - Detroit, Michigan
- Emotional & Physical Well Being: 179
- Income & Employment: 179
- Community & Environment: 177
- Total Score: 32.31