Downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for parents and persons in the role of parents to monitor and control the use of mobile devices by children and family members; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for users to create guidelines and rules to manage the use of mobile devices by children and family members; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for parents and persons in the role of parents to obtain reports of where, when, and how children and family members are using mobile devices, and to monitor the amount of time spent on-line, the use of apps on mobile devices, on-line purchases, and on-line interactions; downloadable mobile application software for parents and persons in the role of parents to restrict access by children and family members to selected internet websites and to inappropriate content; all of the foregoing excluding software for finding, organizing, and storing contact information.