Sharon Standifird, a Texas mother of two, has created a smartphone software enabling parents to remotely lock their children's devices as punishment for ignoring their calls.
The locked phones leave children with two options ― they can call their parents back or call for an emergency responder.
"Now you have their attention. ‘Ignore No More' is an easy-to-install app that gives you control over your children's phones," says on the Standifird app website, "Ignore No More."
The parent sets a password that can unlock the phone, which encourages their child to call back quickly so that they can access their smartphone's other functions and applications.
Standifird, who consulted with designers and developers for months before releasing the app, found a significant demand among like-minded parents.
The teenagers whose phone access will be impacted, however, are dismayed by the parent's newfound control.
Standifird's own son Bradley said: "I thought it was a good idea, but for other people, not me"
The locked phones leave children with two options ― they can call their parents back or call for an emergency responder.
"Now you have their attention. ‘Ignore No More' is an easy-to-install app that gives you control over your children's phones," says on the Standifird app website, "Ignore No More."
The parent sets a password that can unlock the phone, which encourages their child to call back quickly so that they can access their smartphone's other functions and applications.
Standifird, who consulted with designers and developers for months before releasing the app, found a significant demand among like-minded parents.
The teenagers whose phone access will be impacted, however, are dismayed by the parent's newfound control.
Standifird's own son Bradley said: "I thought it was a good idea, but for other people, not me"
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