Negative Effects of Technology & How To Overcome Them

Technology is inevitable and even critical to our daily lives today and plays a vital role in our mental and physical existence in the world – it’s no longer “I think, therefore I am” but is “I digiti

on February 01, 2021

Motivating a teenager

Parents of teenagers would be able to relate to the scene in which their adolescent ward is staring into their homework, with their thoughts lightyears away. Occasional funk is nothing to be worried a

on January 07, 2021

4 Great Email Services for Kids

Many parents do not allow their kids below 13 on social media (and rightly so) but cannot exclude all forms of communication. Emails are a good option here, because there is control on who can communi

on December 04, 2020

Websites for Kids of all Ages

I remember a time in my life that as I closed my eyes to sleep, my brain filled with nursery rhymes and the alphabet song. Since I am a nerd, I decided to teach my kindergarten kid the periodic table

on December 01, 2020

Everything Parents Need To Know About Marco Polo

During the Covid-19 pandemic, social media sites have become the top tools for communication. While teens can already use mainstream social media apps, younger children started finding other ways to k

on November 14, 2020

Everything Parents Should Know About Children Watching Porn

Table of ContentsToggle Children watching pornSome alarming numbersEffects of pornographic exposure on childrenSigns of pornographic exposure in childrenPreventive measuresBe proactive in protecting W

on October 06, 2020

How To Bypass Screen Time: 12 Apple Parental Control Hacks

Screen Time is one tool that a majority of parents use today on iPhones and iPads. Right from monitoring iOS devices to tracking all the apps and the amount of time spent on them, Screen Time gives pa

on October 01, 2020

Texting And Driving – The Conjunction Is “OR”

The Roman poet Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (“Juvenal” in English) lived in the 2nd century AD. In his book of satirical poems, he wrote: Rarus enim ferme sensus communis – “common sense is generally rare

on August 07, 2020

Parental Controls During The Covid Pandemic

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.  No event in the near past has called for more extraordinary measures, than the enigmatic Covid-19 virus that has, apart from shattering lives and

on May 08, 2020

How Apple’s AirDrop Is Misused For Cyber Flashing

 Table of ContentsToggleWhat is Cyber Flashing? Who Are the Common Victims of Cyber Flashing?Cyber Flashing Not Just a Digital ThreatSending and Receiving a Photo with AirDropThe Problems with AirDrop

on October 28, 2019

The Mail App is Not Working on iOS 13

(ATTENTION: This issue has since been fixed)Ever since iOS 13 released a few weeks back, several Apple users have complained that the Mail app doesn't seem to load/display new emails. This has been sp

on October 10, 2019