2023-09-05 18:26:00
The numbers are clear: 95% of 15-24 year olds are now equipped d’un smartphone according to recent INSEE statistics. The question is therefore no longer whether you will say yes to your child, but rather know when, and under what conditions.
Lay the frame
More intimate than the computer, the use of a smartphone requires an acute awareness of the risks inherent in digital life, and therefore a real questioning of what data protection is, at all levels.
It starts with securing the device and password management with an identity manager, and fingerprint or facial recognition lock. And it continues normally with the installation of a security application and parental control, 2 essential tools to secure data, avoid malicious applications, disturbing images, while controlling the time spent in front of screens.
It will therefore take time for your teenager to learn to recognize what can be a phishing attempt by e-mail, for example, and other scams that are too good to be true, on social networks in particular. Time to understand the importance of updating these security applications, and the importance of backing up your data, in the cloud or elsewhere. Time to grow and take responsibility, quite simply. And dialogue always, especially with the ever-present threat of cyberbullying.
Choose the right phone and plan
The first of the questions to ask is the kind of phone to get, the second, the right package to accompany it, a subject that we have detailed in our article dedicated to the return of your teenager to college.
To start, you can opt for a simple telephone rather than a smartphone, if your objective is to know that your child can be reached at all times, and that he can stay in touch with his friends. But if you also want to geolocate him and allow him (framed!) access to social networks, then might as well choose a smartphone. You can choose to erase the data from your old phone to give it to him, or choose an inexpensive device: we have made a nice selection of new devices for you, unless you prefer to go for a refurbished phone to combine economy, ecology, and 2-year warranty like a classic model.
On the package side, there are many under the €10/month mark: the €2 mini package from Free and those “copied” by the competition, others with unlimited telephony and at least 10 GB of data, and even packages specifically developed to adapt to your child’s progress, such as Bouygues Telecom’s scalable plan. It is then up to you to decide if you prefer to commit or not, and if you are reassured by a blocked package to avoid a bad surprise on the bill at the end of the month.
But above all, be ready to take the plunge and see your “little one” gain independence little by little!
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