When I had my first daughter almost eleven years ago (seems like yesterday) I had a genuine baby book where I recorded her growth and all of her firsts. When I had my second daughter three years later I used a calendar to jot things down. My son came next and I think I kept [...]

I have four kids which means that this time of year I am running to and fro almost constantly. From the dance recital to the end of the year award ceremonies to the soccer parties to the orchestra recital to the school’s field day and then to my padded room. Our evenings have been filled [...]

I will admit that I’m a parent who’s been known to resort to trickery and stretching of the truth at times when dealing with my kids. Sometimes it’s a necessary evil. Well I found an app that’s for parents like me – Am I Done? This one made me smile because it’s an idea I’d [...]

iEarnedThat is a motivational app for children and it’s not your typical star chart. This app has you take a picture of the reward your child is trying to earn and then turns that picture into a jigsaw puzzle. As your child works toward the reward they earn pieces of the puzzle. When the puzzle [...]

I think potty training is one of those secrets of parenthood that you never understand until you’ve had to go through it. And then you have another child and have to relearn it all over again because what works with the first fails with the second. And so on and on. I was so excited [...]

We have four children and we have gone through a baby monitor with each child. I’m not sure why they fail on us every time but it probably has something to do with our buying cheap baby monitors. Inevitably the cord gets a short and you never know when it’s working or not. There’ve been [...]

   The ESRB Rating app comes straight from the ESRB – Entertainment Software Rating Board. This is the group that puts the ratings on video games and computer software. They are the ones who decide whether a game is rated E or M. And there is a big difference between those two ratings. I found [...]

iUmmm is meant to be used as a tool for helping you improve your ability to communicate with others. It helps you keep track of how many times you say those distracting things like “like” or “ummm”. The idea is to keep track of how often they’re creeping into your speech and then work on [...]

Reward charts can be a parent’s best friend. We’ve used them to reward potty training, chores, saying prayers and much more. I even use them with myself from time to time. I’ve got various cupboards, mirrors and walls in my house that are covered with charts. I’ve come to accept it as part of my [...]

Family Matters is not an app that you use to distract your kids or keep them occupied. It’s meant to help you connect with each other through actual face to face interaction.  The app features questions and activities that are designed to help you communicate with your children more effectively, learning more about them as [...]