Parenting can be a challenge at times (most times), but there’s no reason why you can’t get some extra help. Especially with the way technology has evolved, your smartphone can become a most useful tool in managing your household and taking care of your kids.
No it will not babysit, nor will it educate the little ones, but it will sure help you get through the day without feeling too overwhelmed. Here are 10 apps that will make your life easier:
1. What to Expect – Pregnancy and Baby
This app offers personalized content, based on your due date and guides you through your pregnancy day-by-day and week-by-week. You’ll have access to an all parents community and moms-to-be, and everything you need for a healthy, happy pregnancy.
Download on iOS
Download on Android
2. Parenting Reminder a Day, a Tip:
This app offers a parenting tip as a calendar update each day – you don’t even have to open the app. It’s targeted for parents with children younger then 3 years old.
Download on iOS
3. Baby Tracker and Digital Scrapbook – Kid folio pro:
It permits you to track your baby’s health and growth from development and immunizations to dieting, diaper changes, pumping sessions, and so on. You can also create a timeline of memories and milestones in your baby’s life and track everything that goes on: feedings, changing, pumpings and so on.
Download on iOS
4. Red Laser
Want to take advantage of the best prices in town. Match the product you want to buy and find it online for a much better deal. Find coupons, scan barcodes or QR codes and get the best daily deals from your favorite stores like Walmart, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Target, Best Buy and more.
Download on Android
5. Find my Kids
Want to know your child’s whereabouts, but, in the same time, give him space and freedom. This is the app for you. You can locate his phone and know where he is, if he has arrived at his destination and the location is always shared with the ones who receive permission for it
Download on iOS
6. Fast mall
This is really useful to all mothers who need to get in and out of the mall as quickly as possible. It guides you through the mall to find stores, lavatories and even your parking space. You can save your favorite stores, find deals and nearby malls whereever your are.
Download on iOS
Download on Android
7. Full Additives 2
Find out all unhealthy food additives and how to by-pass them while shopping for your little one. The paid version, for $3.99, will offer you a full list of 450 additives, which are sorted by name, risk, lever, symptoms or diet.
Download on iOS
Download on Android
8. Cozy Family Organizer
Great way to consolidate the whole family’s calendars and monitor planned activities and events. You can also share and update basic need records and schedules. You can create to-do lists, shopping lists, gather all your recipes in one place, keep a family journal and lots of other nifty tools to get you and your loves ones organized.
Download on Android
9. Chroma for Chores
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/chorma-for-chores/id590954566?mt=8
This is a really decent app to get the whole household required in assigning errands and to also monitor what tasks are being done. This app is great for families with more playful kids.
Download on iOS
10. Baby MedBasics
Always be prepared! This app offers helpful tips on CPR and life saving information for parents that have children younger than 1 year. It prepares you for all the worst case scenarios.
Download on iOS
Download on Android
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