We will keep this one short, unlike our previous reviews about social media apps. So let’s just tell you very quickly why you need to know about this app Ask.Fm. In 2013, a 14-year-old girl, living in Britain, Hannah Smith, killed herself after she was bullied online on her Ask.Fm profile. British Prime Minister, after […]
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Trackmyfone 2016 app blacklist Part 2: apps to get rid off from your kids’ smartphones
In the first part, we discussed top IM and dating apps that parents should have their eyes own. They include Snapchat, Kik, Tinder, Blendr, Omegle and Down. Now, we need to discuss the “Anonymous apps”. These are the apps that can let users to post without revealing their identity. So this would mean that when […]
Trackmyfone 2016 app blacklist Part 1: apps to get rid off from your kids’ smartphones
Kids spend so much of their time with their smartphones these days that it’s pertinent over parents now to keep a close check on their kids online activity. The biggest threat that parents should have is with the use of internet-ready apps by tweens and teens. You may have set codes and rules for […]
Teens apps in focus: Everything you need to know about PERISCOPE
Just a few months back, two teens were caught for burglarising an ice-cream truck. But it was difficult for the local authorities to find who really did it, as the two had broadcasted their heist live on an app called Periscope. Periscope—what is it exactly? Periscope is a live video and audio streaming app that […]
Digital alert: Even gaming apps are no longer safe for your kids
Samantha had taken every possible precaution required to keep her daughter safe from online threats like that emanating from predators, harassers and stalkers roaming around in the digital world. She knew of all her daughter’s friends, online and offline— and had also installed parental controls like Netnanny on her computer, ensuring she was providing her […]
5 digital parenting resolutions for 2016
Every new year comes with new some new challenges, at least surely for parents. Something that can make parents epiphanous at any instance is their kids’ interaction with technology, New apps, websites and technological advancements pose rather very appalling threat to parents. But what are we here for? Our TMF blog team will help you […]
Good News: Teenagers are not drugging, smoking or drinking like they used to in the past—study reveals
When we look around, the world seems to be approaching the apocalypse that we have always been hearing of since our inception. And this madness is especially seen amongst parents who consider their teens to be awfully irresponsible and addicts. But a new study regarding teens just reflects how negativity may be the reason why […]
How parents’ behavior determine their kids attraction towards drugs
So here is another one about drugs and teens. The study published by The Drug Dependence Journal has some serious answers to why kids get attracted to drugs, and parents’ behavior is one of them. It’s the time that parents need to understand how their attitude towards kids can really determine what they would become […]
Is smartphone a good Xmas gift for your tween or teen?
Holidays are just around the corner! Along with jingle bells, tinsels, charity drives and everything else that comes on the minds of the kids to ask for from Santa. While some parents shop around for hours, sifting through every possible item to present their kids with the perfect gift, some parents may have already considered […]
Teen apps in focus: everything parents need to know about WhatsApp
Nearly 25 years ago, history’s first text message was sent by a man names Neil Papworth. In 1992, the text message that read “Merry Christmas” was sent by Papworth using a PC to his friend’s phone. Over two decades, the humble text messaging has evolved as SMS, magnanimously enduring as the best and most popular […]