[garymdietz]

I want an environment where a young teen can have calls to a from and texts to and from specific people (and 911). And also be tracked with GPS by a parent. I want to release other capabilities (like listen to music, turn wifi on, use Netflix, play a game) only after the teen proves themselves trustworthy.

I don't want to get one of the "watch" devices designed for a 5 year old, because teen won't use it.

Any suggestions?

[dpw09]

I use "screen time" https://screentimelabs.com/ for my 5 year olds tablet. 12 year olds tablet and phone. Has a lot of control but doesn't change look and feel of device. She just got phone today and still waiting for sim to be shipped so haven't tested that control yet. But there are other parental control apps that are not just for little ones.