6 Trick or Treat Tips for this year’s Hallow...
Halloween is an exciting time for our kids! They get to pretend to be a superhero or princess or witch or ghost, and go around collecting their favorite thing – candy! But what’s the best way to keep …
Parents must lead change in our children’s s...
I recently shared an updated guideline from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which gives parents an idea of how much screen time (across all devices) their children should be allowed. There is continued debate about how much …
About Daily Emailed Reports (Android)
Safety online has never been more important. We can send you a daily email report with your kid’s phone usage! Here’s a quick overview on the daily report content we send about your child’s device activity. I’ll cover the …
Vault Apps – Apps that can look & funct...
An app that looks like a Calculator Vault Apps have been around for a while (at least 2011) and are increasingly common as smartphones gained popularity. Parents may not be aware of their existence as the ones used by kids today typically …
About Twitter – Gotchas and Tips for Parents
About Twitter is a social media platform that allows you to “tweet” in 140 characters or less. You can tweet with attached photos, videos and web links. You can also retweet – this is like a “forward” when using email – which …
Social Media use by your Child – Start the c...
It can all start with an innocent photo or comment… We live in a world now where Social Media surrounds us and has become an extension of our social lives. Yet, as adults, we don’t seem to know a lot …
Getting Started – Safe Browsing for Android ...
In this post, we cover the Boomerang web dashboard and its Browsing tab for managing SPIN Safe Browser. This applies to Android and Apple iOS mobile devices. This assumes you have already created an account with our Boomerang app and …
Getting Started – Screen Time (Android)
This feature is only available for Android devices. Read more about our features for Android vs. Apple iOS devices in our comparison chart here. About Screen Time Screen Time is a very powerful feature that helps parents automatically limit time …
Getting Started – Always Allowed
This feature is only available for Android devices. We recommend you review our newer article on the subject of our Android app controls here. The Always Allowed feature in Boomerang allows parents to select websites, already installed apps …
Getting Started – Application Controls (Andr...
Individual application controls is only available for Android devices. Read more about our features for Android vs. Apple iOS devices in our comparison chart here. Our management for Applications installed on Android devices is quite flexible and can be …