“Can you explain why you’d give a one year old an iPad?” Yes, Adam Alter can. As he so accurately summarizes in his new book Irresistible, iPads make the job of parenting seem much easier (at least in the heat of the moment). So, we read his book to summarise the key points we loved … 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
“We know that kids who play video games and use technology for an hour a day are actually psychologically healthier than kids who spend 3 or more hours a day with video games and also psychologically healthier than kids who don’t spend any time at all.” – Dr Randy Kulman, Learning Works for Kids Do … Continued
“A bad day can tell you more about yourself than a good day.” — Andy Ogle [British mixed martial artist]. Let’s start off by saying, don’t despair if you can’t always keep to your screen time routine. We learn more about ourselves on the bad days than we do on the good days. The trick – … Continued
More news here from Habyts Headquarters. We’ve just launched a shiny new child dashboard. Screen time controls have never been so simple or pretty! What’s changed? Now it’s even easier for kids to see: What tasks they need to complete to get more screen time The rewards they can claim when they complete these tasks … 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
At Habyts, we are always looking for innovative ways for parents to overcome screen time struggles. Every family is different, which gives us any number of screen time problems to solve! In fact, some of our app features have come as a direct result of a Habyts parent asking us how to use the app … Continued
Here at Habyts, we know how important study time is for kids. However, we also know how distracting screens can be! With the click of a button, your child can go from productively researching a project to mindlessly scrolling through their Facebook feed. But banning screens during study time simply isn’t feasible anymore. Kids need … Continued
Parenthood can make productivity difficult. Trying to remember a million things to do plus make sure the kids are fed, loved, learning. Is it any wonder things get missed in the chaos of it all? Christmas, in particular, can be a tricky time to make sure everything gets done. That’s why we’ve done the research … Continued
So, you’ve bought the latest smartphone or tablet for your child and you want to personalise it. What a great idea! But what games should you be downloading for them? We know you don’t want games that are going to become as all-consumingly addictive as Minecraft. We know you also want ones that are safe … Continued