Category: Technology
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7 Recommended iPad apps for 7 year olds
With Summer holidays looming I thought it may be an idea to share a few of our favourite iPad apps. Finding new apps can be a bit of a minefield. I’ve lost count of the number of iPad apps we have downloaded and it turns out they were rubbish. You can’t always trust online reviews…
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How to set time limits on an iPad
Worried about your kids spending too much time on iPads? I haven’t found the perfect solution for setting time limits on an iPad yet. I was hoping for an app, that as soon as my 7-year old picked it up and started playing a timer would start and lock her out after a set period…
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Manage your Children’s Pocket Money with an App
Roosterbank Allows you to Manage your Kid’s Pocket Money Your example is everything when it comes to teaching your children about money – Rachael Cruze I’m crap with money and always have been. However, I would like to instil in my daughter the value of money and getting her saving from an early age. I’m…
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Technology is not making our kids stupid!
Myths About Teenagers and Tech that Parents should ignore On the weekend I read an article by Elizabeth Pearle, the Senior Editor of HuffPost Teen called 5 Myths that Parents should ignore about Teens and Technology. She challenges the myths that technology is making our kids thick, anti-social and causing them to have attention spans…
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5 iPad Apps for Halloween 2013
With half-term looming, Halloween around the corner and weather forecasters warning about storms coming next week, I spent a bit of time looking for a few Halloween iPad apps in case we have a few days stuck indoors. We’ve had a really good play with some of the Halloween iPad Apps today and I can…