2026-06-16
by You retrieve your 13-year-old's cell phone and find they've been attempting to circumvent some parental settings you’d carefully established. It's a punch in the gut moment that evokes a mix of emotions, including concerns about safety, frustration with broken trust, and the dread that it will only breed more defiant behavior. So what now — do you tighten the controls further, or pull back completely and roll the dice? Ideally, neither extreme works. The true solution is in intelligent, age-appropriate controls and a good, frank conversation. This article will show you how to respond if a child bypasses parent controls…
