Kids + Appropriate Screen Time = Better Sleep
“Tired kids are SO easy to deal with!” – said no parent ever. Which makes it so crazy to think of all the things we do that prevent kids from getting the proper sleep they so desperately need. There are…
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Customer Stories: It was this, or a hammer
Customer Stories: It was this, or a hammer Mom: Jennifer It was this, or a hammer. That’s what I told myself when I downloaded Boomerang and the SPIN browser last night. Over the last three years, my twin teenaged boys have had…
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Customer Stories: This app should be installed on all phones being used by kids
Customer Stories: This app should be installed on all phones being used by kids Mom: Lorraine Boomerang, you make me sleep more soundly at night! ? I am quite the control-freak parenting type, so I have had countless days of worrying…
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Customer Stories: 911 my daughter is swimming in BRAIN ACID
Customer Stories: 911 my daughter is swimming in BRAIN ACID Dad: Marc That was my panicked impression after daddy’s little darling came to him in tears with a shocking web history, I won’t go into details but believe me it…
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Top 10 used apps by our users (the kids)
We have our very popular Always Allowed app list feature where parents can choose apps they feel are of high quality for screen time use. Once on this list, these apps do not count down the child’s daily usage limit. Typically we see parents adding apps…
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Customer Stories: Boomerang and Circle with Disney – Perfect combo
Customer Stories: Boomerang and Circle with Disney match made in heaven Dad: Martin As with many parents of children, we have been struggling to keep the peace around usage of tablets and computers in the home. I say in the home…
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Parental Controls – What’s in it for the Kids?
Not much… For the most part, today’s parental control apps are designed to make parents get some control back, monitor (and feel a bit better about) what their kids are doing on their mobile technology use and most have had very little focus on the kids’ experience….
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Introducing Block Newly Installed Apps (and more!)
We are introducing the world’s first true proactive app blocking feature in Boomerang Parental Control. By blocking newly installed apps proactively and notifying parents to unblock them, we are encouraging a conversation led by parents with their children on the “whys” for using…
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How to Handle Kids Using Vault Apps
Kids have been hiding things from their parents since the beginning of time. With the changes in technology, however, it has gotten a whole lot easier than stuffing magazines under their mattress. The good news for parents is that it…
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What You and Your Kids Need to Know About Livestreaming
Written by Sarah Kimmel from Family Tech Zone. We live in a social world where we feel compelled to take pictures of our lunch and post them online for all of our friends to see, and comment, and like. Everywhere you…
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