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How to Track Kids Location Using Mobile Apps

Once children reach a certain age, it’s inevitable that they’ll want to spend more time out of the house and hanging with friends. As parents it’s simply in our nature, and the child’s best interest, to be well informed about our kids’ whereabouts. Of course no method or app replace talking to your kids and explaining the need to know about their location. But sometimes the kids themselves may be lost.

So, the question arises…With the ever-expanding technology available via the iPhone, what are the options to keep tabs on my child via their mobile device, what are the GPS tracking apps?

Best iPod Touch and iPhone Accessories for Kids

iPhone, particularly iPod Touch is becoming the #1 device for entertaining and educating kids, even replacing the traditional home computer. However, these new devices bring new set of challenges, like being fragile, limited battery time, etc. We’ve found some great accessories, from kid-friendly cases to special headphones, that help to make the iPhone and iPod Touch much more kid-friendly.

How to Encourage Kids To Read: Best Interactive Story Apps

From bedtime stories to daytime entertainment, instilling a love of reading early in life is an important part of childhood development. Although hard copy books are a great addition to any young reader’s library, interactive story apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch offer a fun new way to work through a story with engaging sights and sounds!

What is the best age to give your kid a cell phone?

There was a time, not long ago, that parents never had to decide when their children were old enough to have their own portable telephone. Mainly because they didn’t really exist. Those times, however, are long gone. Today, parents are bombarded with requests for cell phones beginning in elementary school. But when is it the most appropriate to grant a child with the privilege of their very own cell phone?

Best Kids Apps

 When browsing through all of the available apps for the iPhone and iPad, it’s often hard to determine just what the best kids apps are. From educational adventures to fun-filled games, the options are often overwhelming! This article outlines our picks for the top best kids apps, based on iTunes rankings, design quality, entertainment and educational factors.

Best Christmas Apps for Kids

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Meaning that there are many of the most wonderful apps available to help children and parents celebrate Christmas with the help of their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Whether counting down the days until Santa slides down the chimney is your favorite December activity, or your little one is looking to play a reindeer game, there’s an app to help ring in the holiday season.

How To Disable In-App Purchases

I imagine many parents have received unexpected charges from the iTunes store because of accidental inapp purchases.  There are many scam-like apps out there that are free but have inapp purchases of fish, coins, etc. for $5, $50, even $100. This issue has come to the forefront of American conscious in the past week, as this story about a California mother who noticed over $60.00 of charges had been racked up in one game. So what can you do? How do you turn off in app purchasing?

Best Science Apps for iPad

Although the iPad could easily be viewed as just a nifty gadget, and one more item to overload our children with technology, the educational power of iPad is truly overwhelming. Today, we’ll take a peek at some of the best science apps available for the iPad. Many of the most popular iPad science apps are best suited for children in the elementary to high school age span. Amongst the choices, some of the best science apps offer science tips and learning opportunities facilitated by your iPad to help in school, or to simply spur on your child’s interest in the world around them.

iPhone, iPod Touch Test Prep Apps for High School Students

Little ones aren’t the only kids who need to learn. As toddlers transition to teenagers, the educational capabilities of the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch are as important as ever. A large selection of apps is available to help 14-18 year old students prepare for standardized tests such as SAT, as well as those that will be required in high level mathematics, English and science classes. Although these ones don’t feature adorable graphics, or much fun music, they do focus on helping young adult minds learn and retain information that will be vital in securing the path to their future.

Finally… A Kid Proof iPhone Case

We’ve talked about protective cases for your iPhone and iPod Touch at iphoneandkids.com before, however most device cases are intended for use by adults and still offer minimal protection from the wild antics of our kids. It looks like Griffin Technology may have finally found a solution for parents who want to allow their children iPhone or iPod Touch access, without having to worry about whether or not the device will survive an accidental drop or tumble.

Best New iPhone and iPad Apps for Kids

Many great app previews gets submitted to the iPhoneAndKids site. These apps has video previews that you can just check out before you decide to purchase. We went through the apps submitted in the last two months and picked 10 apps to feature. If you are a developer, make sure to submit your new app with a video clip.

Below are our picks, take a peek at what’s available and try them out for yourself! There are some other great applications available at  iPhoneAndKids forum, so make sure to check them out also.