Great iPhone Apps for Improving Your Parenting Style

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Parenting in the modern age presents a number of challenges. Kids today generally think their parents are out of touch, which isn’t really surprising given the advanced technology available at school and in the home. However, by incorporating the same technologies into your parenting style, you will forge closer bonds with your child. Apple app developers have gone to great lengths to develop software for everyone in the family. Whether you want to engage with, entertain or educate your child, these 10 iPhone apps will allow you to bridge the technology gap.

1. iHomeopathy – Featured in “Best iPhone Apps for Parents” in Parent’s Magazine, iHomeopathy was created by a doctor to give parents a quick reference guide to symptoms, first aid and treatment. This $1.99 app also provides parents with information on where to find pharmacies and natural grocery stores around the world.
2. Tales2Go– When your child has tired of reading the same books for the millionth time, Tales2Go will provide you with virtually unlimited access to audio stories and books for children. The app also helps with critical elements of child learning, such as listening, vocabulary and word comprehension. Tales2Go is a free app available for the iPhone from the iTunes store.
3. iRewardChart – This interactive app is ideal for creating accomplishment and reward charts. Choose from pre-loaded tasks or tailor tasks to specifically suit your child. There is a Lite version available for free which only stores charts for a single child, however, the $3.99 premium app will allow you to share data across your Apple devices for multiple children.
4. Mobicip Safe Browser With Parental – One of the things that parents worry about most when a child is using an iPhone is the content they are viewing. Mobicip know this, but also knows that kids don’t like their parents looking over their shoulder constantly. That is why “Mobicip Safe Browser With Parental Controls” is the perfect free app to monitor your children’s online activity. As well as a comprehensive list of parental controls, you can remotely monitor what your child is doing online.
5. iHealth Trax – For busy parents dealing with a rash of sicknesses in the home, this app is heaven sent. With iHealth Trax you can keep track of when symptoms or illnesses occurred and how long they have persisted. The app is especially useful for creating a virtual medical record for each member of your family, allowing you to easily keep your doctor up to date.
6. WeatherBug Elite – WeatherBug Elite provides up to the second weather reports, including an advanced early warning system for dangerous weather conditions. Parents can rest easy knowing that your child is prepared for the weather where ever they are with this app.
7. Allrecipes.com – Dinner Spinner – With this app, all you need to do is look in your fridge and pantry to see which ingredients you have on hand and enter them into the app and it will return exciting and delicious recipes. If you’re feeling lucky, simply shake your iPhone and Dinner Spinner will provide you with suggestions for recommended recipes. What’s more, this free app now allows the user to scan ingredients, both increasing the number of recipes available and helping you use up older stock.
8. Mom Maps – Both the Wall Street Journal and Washington post have featured this app. Parents of America have come together to contribute to this impressive database of indoor and outdoor activities for kids. The Mom maps app not only helps parents find suitable locations for kids, it provides directions and reviews too. The app is also very reasonably priced at just $2.99 from the iTunes store.
9. Coupon Sherpa Mobile Coupons – If you are looking for the best local deals to manage your budget, Coupon Sherpa is just the app you need. It’s as simple as choosing the store you are shopping in, finding applicable deals and showing them on your phone to the cashier. The first deal available is the app itself, which is free from the iTunes store.
10. Better Gift List – If there’s one thing that all parents know, it’s that planning birthday and Christmas gifts puts a serious strain on the household budget. Better Gift List is an app that effectively solves the problem of overspending on gifts. Use the apps interface to enter your budget and the cost of the gifts you are thinking of buying, and the app will track your budget for you. Although Better Gift List is designed with special occasions in mind, you can use it to manage your household budget, too.

Adopting the technological advances made possible by the App Store and the iPhone can help you update your parenting style, staying relevant while still holding true to the basic tenets that make up your parenting philosophy.

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