Tips & tools for you & your family
“Our kids are growing up on a digital playground, and no one is on recess duty.” – Kevin Honeycutt Do you really know what your kids are doing online? Sure, you may sometimes check their browsing history. But are you sure you’re seeing the whole picture? Have you heard of private browsing? Incognito mode? InPrivate mode? Stealth browsing? Because, … Continued
“‘I’m bored’ is a useless thing to say. You live in a great, big, vast world that you’ve seen none percent of.” – Louis C. K. So here you are. You’ve realised that too much Screen Time can be detrimental to your child’s health, motivation and progress. And you’re taking steps to help keep this in check. … Continued
It’s been a busy few months here at Habyts. And while we’ve been refining the features you know and love… …our Habytars have been busy making tweaks and adjustments that will make setting up and using Habyts, a cinch. Because it can sometimes feel that customer support and service are an afterthought when it comes to apps. … Continued
“I find it refreshing to unplug from it for a while. You kind of forget how deeply you get embedded in it.” – Will Wright, Video Game Designer Did you unplug last week? Did your kids? Last Friday was National Day of Unplugging. From sundown on Friday, 3rd March, to sundown the next day, people around … Continued
“Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.” – William Penn Time. It’s relentless. Another year has passed like an express train on butter. The earth has clocked up an another 584 million miles on its galactic odometer as it whizzes around the sun. Four seasons have flashed before your eyes… …yet you … Continued
“It’s not that we use technology, we live technology.” – Godfrey Reggio If you’re serious about tackling your kid’s screen time, then a screen time solution will save your sanity. Why? Firstly, knowing how to best handle tech is newly charted territory for many families. Many caring parents struggle to limit screen time and teach their kids … Continued
“The 3 ‘C’s of life: choices, chances, changes.” – Anonymous While balancing the 3 ‘C’s of choices, chances and changes… life as a parent has always had its own particular Challenges… but with ‘screens everywhere’, families now face a raft of new Concerns. For example, the old-fashioned solutions (basic timers, marble jars, overseeing them at the … Continued
Ho, Ho, Habyts! Like most parents, you’re probably hurtling towards Christmas in a brain-shattering flurry of last minute present-hunting and mile-long “To-Do” lists. We’re with you. Which is why we thought that a random Habyts quiz would be a perfect excuse for a well-deserved break. And a chance to introduce ourselves! So, first take a … Continued
“In many other ways, we are in the midst of a large, uncontrolled experiment on the next generation of children.” – Dr Dimitri Christakis, Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Foundation Are you dreading the mindless preparation for the holidays? Wishing you could just curl up with a good book? Then you need some thought-provoking podcasts to listen … Continued
“There is nothing more humiliating than having to ask your 10-year-old for help with your phone”. – Cynthia Crossley, Habyts Did you know the average child gets their first smartphone at ten years old? A device that has millions of times more computing power than all of Nasa’s combined computing in 1969! Seriously? I felt lucky to … Continued