Be honest, have you ever said: “My kid would never do that”? Yeah, we have too. Except, the thing is, kids have this neat trick where they say one thing and do something else altogether. It can be for any number of reasons. They don’t want to disappoint you, they think they’ll get in trouble … Continued
It’s never too early – or too late – to let kids help out with chores. Many parents know the value of having kids do chores – from teaching good life habits to building confidence as a contributing member of the family. But sometimes it’s hard to think up the right chores for the right … Continued
Our busy development elves are always hard at work improving Habyts based on your feedback. This week, amongst the usual bug fixes, we’ve rolled out an improved layout for the Habyts Parent’s Dashboard, making it clearer and easier to manage screen time for kids. How your dashboard will look when you next log in. The new dashboard … Continued
As many parents have recently seen in the news, Facebook has launched Messenger for Kids. A good way to give parents greater parental controls and additional safety measures for kids who we know are online? Or a platform that will convince kids to turn to Facebook when they reach 13 years of age? What is … Continued
Our story begins quite innocently. A few weeks ago, our handful of Habyts Hobbits were merrily pottering along, eating second breakfasts and partaking in the summer festivals in the Shire. But when the Eye of Sauron of Screen Time fell upon us, the Habyts Hobbits joined forces with our Habytars on a 3-week quest to build … Continued
“Over 7 billion pictures and videos are viewed by Snapchat users every single day.” – Confirmed with Fortune. Being able to know where your child was in real-time sounds great, doesn’t it? But what about if it’s on a social media platform where any number of “friends” could see where they are too? When does … Continued
“Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.” – Benjamin Disraeli Is your child ready to face the modern bully? While the arena might have changed – think world wide web rather than playground – the tactics haven’t. But the digital revolution means the traditional refuge from a bully – the family home – is no … Continued
Here at Habyts, we’re all ears! Whether it’s a fresh Habyts feature suggestion, requests for new parenting resources, or just a friendly chat, we just love hearing from our customers. So, based on customer feedback, we are introducing [drumroll] our new bite-size #HabytsHowTo video guides! Because many of you wanted a simple explanation of Habyts features and … Continued
“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
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