This app freezes kids’ phones until they answer your texts. Awesome or intrusive?
Does this situation sound familiar, parents? You’re trying to get in touch with your tween or teen, but they’re ignoring your texts because they’re busy playing games on their phone, which also happens to be set on silent. Well, that’s what was...
All your personal info, all in one handy place online. Well, this is scary!
As much as we love the Internet, and the helpful information it makes available to us, there are definitely some downsides, like the Family Tree Now site which aggregates all your personal info, including addresses, relatives, possible associates, all in one place....
KidGuard monitors your kids’ online activity so you can keep them safer | Sponsored Message
This is a sponsored message from KidGuard Even the most vigilant parents can have a hard time keeping track of their child’s online activity, which is why so many are looking to KidGuard for help to ensure they’re safe and making good digital choices. The...
SudoPay is revolutionizing how you can shop safely and privately online | Sponsored Message
This is a sponsored message from SudoPay If you love shopping online but don’t love the idea of giving out your credit card number and personal information for every purchase, then SudoPay might just be exactly what you’ve been looking for. This free app...
Bark makes monitoring your kid’s digital usage (and keeping them safe) so much easier
Now that my son has a phone, as do all his friends, it’s a whole new world of parenting. For now, he is content texting his friends yo, bruh, what’s up and watching sports clips, but there will soon be a time when social networks come more predominantly...
Sponsored Message: Meet Curbi, the screen time management solution parents have been looking for.
This is a sponsored message on behalf of Curbi. Whether your family added some new devices to the mix this holiday season or you’ve been pretty gadget-reliant in your home for a while, you’ll want to check out the free trial of Curbi, which can help you...
The Companion app keeps you safer when you’re walking home alone
As the days start to get shorter (sob) and we realize some of us will soon be heading home from work or walking around a college campus in the dark at just 5PM, it’s nice to know that walking home alone just got a lot less nerve-wracking. Thanks...
The Glympse Track-n-Treat child tracking app helps keep your trick-or-treaters safe
One of the scariest things I may see this Halloween is my 13-year-old disappearing down the street with her big group of friends to go on her first trick-or-treating trek without me. And while it’s hard to believe the years of us trick-or-treating together are...
Reader Q+A: Should I secretly spy on my teen using a child tracking app?
I’m looking for a child tracking app to secretly put on my 17-year-old’s iPhone to track his whereabouts. My wife’s “spidey senses” are telling her that he’s going places and doing things without permission. I know I could Google...
MonBaby wearable baby monitor: Piquing our Geek
I am intrigued by all the new technologies and devices coming out that are designed to monitor and track a baby’s sleep patterns and movements. Products like the AngelCare Sleep Monitor and wearable devices like Sproutling are just the beginning of a slew...
#X – a simple way to prevent teen texting and driving
We’ve talked a lot about solutions to the texting and driving issue, from apps to hands-free devices you install in your car. And now ATT is doing more on the third anniversary of their popular It Can Wait campaign, by asking for more lifetime pledges, and...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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