#59: My Child's First Phone–What Parents Need to Know with Michael Kong

Famous at Home

Josh + Christi Straub

Parenting, Relationships, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Kids & Family

4.9 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2018

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

When should I get my child her first phone? Once I get that first phone, how should I set it up? What limits should I set on it? Is my child's phone different than the one I buy?

We get so many questions from parents about what to do, and what not to do, when it comes to their child's first phone. Navigating the world of screens can feel scary, but it doesn't have to be!

In this episode, we interview Michael Kong, CEO and founder of Forcefield, a parental control product he developed when his girls were in middle school (5 years ago). He shares with us what he's learned first as a dad, and now as a developer.

With your kids home for the summer, this is a fascinating episode on screens you won't want to miss.

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0:00.0	We all have family picture frames.
0:11.2	Who are the people in yours?
0:13.2	I'm Josh.
0:14.2	And I'm Christy.
0:15.2	In This Together is a podcast where we discuss topics related to today's family.
0:25.9	We also go behind the scenes to share stories from our own crooked picture frame.
0:30.7	And we interview guests to discover how their stories can give us insight on becoming families who live, love, and lead well.
0:33.7	Because you're not alone.
0:35.9	We're in this together.
0:41.0	This episode of the In This Together podcast is brought to you by Forcefield, the best parental
0:47.6	control product on the market for managing screens in your home. Visit josh.forcefield.me for a free 30-day trial.
0:57.7	Become a digital mentor to your kids. That's josh.forcefield.combe. Welcome back to the In This
1:05.0	Together podcast. We have a friend and a partner with us today, Michael Kong, who is the CEO of Force Field, and really
1:13.6	the founder of Force Field, he and I, for a lot of years, I would research software programs
1:19.6	because I speak a lot on technology.
1:21.6	And one of the biggest frustrations I had were maybe technical glitches or something like that as I was looking
1:28.7	for a software to recommend to parents on how to help them navigate the technology piece as it
1:35.8	relates to their teenagers and their children. And I think what when I came across Michael and I
1:41.6	came across Forsefield, I think what really endeared me to him was his teachability, coachability, as it related to how he is building this product, but also that he came at it from a parent.
1:53.7	And he came at it from the angle of a dad with three middle school daughters at the time, which you'll hear him talk about.
2:01.5	And not only that, he, field and the way that he thinks through this is to really
2:09.1	empower the parent.
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