Parents, can you relate? Your children are out with friends and when you call to check in on them, your calls and texts are repeatedly ignored. Once you get a hold of them, they give you the same old excuses, saying there was no signal, their battery died, their phone was on silent, etc. Thankfully, one parent was so fed up with this that she created an app. Sharon Standifird is her name and her app is called Ignore No More.

The basic premise of the app is that if a parent calls a child’s cell phone and he/she doesn’t answer, the phone will lock all functions, only allowing the child to call his/her parents or 911. The only person with the code to unlock the phone is the parent, thus the child must call to check in and obtain the code.

For $1.99 per download (on your phone and each of your children’s phones), you can set up the IgnoreNoMore app. First, you’ll want to download it on your phone and create the main account. This will act as the master app and you’ll want to keep your login information private.

Next, download and install the app on your child’s phone. Follow the steps using your original log in information, but choose the option of setting it up for a child. Enter your child’s name and review the permissions before you activate.

Once activated, you’ll need to exit the app and go to contacts. Find the contact group titled “ICE – emergency contacts.” The only contacts in this group should be 911 and your contact information. These are the only contacts that will be available when your child’s phone is locked.

When you need to contact your child, open the app and choose from your children. You will then create a password that will unlock your son or daughter’s phone. Give them a call and if they don’t answer, their phone will automatically lock. However, if you don’t call immediately after locking the phone, the app will activate unexpectedly and delay their attempts to call you.

Currently, this app is only available on Android devices, but an iPhone version is in the works. We would like to hear from parents and children – how do you feel about this app? Share your thoughts with us on Twitter, Facebook, or Google+.

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