Would you put spy software in ur teenage children mobile?

Difficult to say at this point. My daughters probably would never forgive me for intruding in their private lives. Already at this time, I just happen to glance at their chatting sessions and they tell me already not to peek. This would really be intrusive.. Hower, if I feel that they are in danger or in too much trouble, I would not hesitate to invest in this.

hello there. as a daughter, i would disagree. each member of the family has his or her fair share. each member needs to be respected. with or without the spy gadget, people, like kids have free will to choose their path, be it good or bad. spy gadget can only help their parents to find out. but of course, i have no idea what is really happening in ur country. am only speaking for myself as a daughter. i have all the opportunity to get drunk, high, or get pregnant not just because of the free will but also because i was totally away from my parents, but i chose not to coz i love life and i live for my dreams. ü

All of my kids are grown now but I still think that it might be a good thing in some ways. To me its not always your own kids that you have to worry about doing something wrong. Look at all the crimes that are committed against children everyday anymore. If something like this could help save a child's life, I'd say it would be worth it. I guess it would depend on what you really use it for, if you have it on there just to listen to their conversation, then yes that's wrong.

HI Agrim94, I think if I had girls instead of boys I would wont to know what they are doing. I know my parents did not like the guys I was seeing. If they had it back then they would have got it. I'm glad I had to boys so I don't really have to worry about things like that. If you raise your kids right they should know right from wrong. If you kids are that bad that you can't trust them you should get it. Later

Im not a mommy yet! So its kind of difficult to anwser something like that... But here in Brazil its so commmon hear something like a teen girl met someone in internet ang go on a date with him and diseapear... so i guess il buy something like this but not to spy (too much in my opinion) but to know where she/ he at, like a tracking device... But of course each one have their culture and tradition, here in brazil this kind of technology never itll be a best seller...

No i won't do that...you just have to trust your child and make arrangements with your teenage child.Give your teenage child the room with friend and you don't need to put spy software in the mobile. if you don't give your child room with friends they do things in secret...and that's not good.

Omg! I am so glad my parents are not aware of it. In future I would definitely respect my child's privacy. I have got very little of it and I so crave for it now. So I would understand and never do such a thing. If they are on the wrong path there maybe other better ways to do it. And I would try my best to be there best friend so that they confide everything about their friends/ boyfriends etc. But if I would be very affluent by that time I would talk to my child about the probability of him/her getting kidnapped and with their approval I would install it i neither phone. If they would be close to me to share everything they wouldn't mind it, and in case they do mind it I would give them two cell phones :P One with the software installed which would just help tracking them if they go missing and the other for their own personal use. This way I would give them their privacy as well as ensure their safety.

Heck yea I would. Are they able to listen to her phone conversations too? I don't think I would go so far as to listen in on her conversations, but I wouldn't mind being able to track where she is at on gps. There are probably some things I wouldn't want to hear her say. But it would be nice if for some reason she is missing or late that I can check where she is at. It would be expensive, but at least I would know my daughter is a little safer and that would be worth it to me.

My youngest is almost 19 and living away from home but, no, I wouldn't consider putting spyware on her phone if she were still a minor. I was able to see her phone activities on my monthly bill and I knew who her friends were so I could tell what she was up to on the phone. I do have a "special" program on the computer that is in her former bedroom though and I told her that it was there. My theory was that I would rather keep her away from certain websites, prevent her from having certain chat conversations, prevent her from taking and sending certain types of digital photos beforehand and avoid the hassle of confronting her with the evidence of misbehavior after the fact. It worked out very well.

It is a good idea for those parents who have reasons not to trust their kids due to regular bad behaviour, lying or trouble. My daughter is almost eight and not quite a teenager yet but, and I hope I’m not kidding myself when I say this, I like to think that she is been brought up to be trustworthy and very unlikely to lie about her whereabouts or her activities so to answer your question I would not feel good using such software with my daughter and would not infringe on her privacy unless I had very good reasons to; I trust her at this stage...Talk to me in five years! (LOL)

hi, there is nothing in the world like this to steal the privacy of children. It could really hurt their feeling and freedom that they are being watched by someone. So they could act like who they are actually. We have to instill in them the good behaviors and moralities so that they will not commit any bad things in their life. Ruling them like monorchies will lead to something different what we wanted them to become. If you use that software in a way that it helps with safety of the children then it is okay.

i don't have children....ut lets assume in this matter that i do. A few questions first. first off...would the child know that the software is on the phone? and secondly, am i the one paying for the phone? If the asnwer is yes to both of these questions, then i see no problems in using this software. I am paying for the phone, i would then expect the right to know what is going on with the phone, though i wouldn't want to feel like i was sneakily spying on my child by installing the software with out them knowing. I would respect their privacy that much. I also think that just them knowing that i COULD access this information would in turn cause thm to behave better.

No. To me, that is an ivasion of privacy. Instead, I have always taught them to be careful and that they can trust me with anything. They are pretty open and honest because they know all about my past and they know that I'm not judgemental.

i think parents who have taught their children well, those children who knows the values they should have picked up with their parents should not be monitored, and should not be spied on. if you are a responsible parent, spying on your kids won't do you help and could only make matters worse, why wait for them to commit the mistake and scold them? just try to guide them, lead them to the right path to make sure that they are doing the correct things all the time, this way, they need not be spied on the phone and on the internet activities.

My kids know that they have to be where I expect them to be, that I can go through their things if I feel like it. I rarely do so, but there are times when I will pop in to check on them where they are supposed to be or I will go through their book bags, generally looking for homework. The element of surprise that I provide doesn't allow them to get away with much and has helped them be a lot more open with me. Would I give them a phone with spy software in it, no. I won't give my kids cell phones until they are driving and at that time, I think it would largely depend on how they have helped me be able to trust them. If they are always where they are supposed to be, if they continue coming to me when they should, even if it involves a friend, then I won't need to worry. If they become deceitful and begin hiding things from me, then, I probably would.

no i dont think so .....i trust my kids and they are following my rules at home..:)