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Choosing a Tutor in Preparation for Exams

Exam time can be a stressful period for everyone involved. If your child needs extra help in a particular subject, of course, you may be thinking of hiring a tutor to get them through or improve their grades. This is a good idea but choosing the right person can also...

Top Tips on Helping Your Child With Their Homework

Once children start school, parents have to consider the prospect of homework. While this can be an exciting time as your child begins to learn new things, it can also be pretty challenging. Children can be enthusiastic or resistant to homework depending on their...

School Communication Barriers

As a company that helps schools communicate better in this brilliant technological age, working to bring down barriers is one thing that we’re particularly focused on at Parentapps. Most teachers and heads of school understand that good communication and involvement...

Parent’s Evening: Questions to Ask Teachers

One of the most important times that mums and dads get to meet teachers is during a parent’s evening. While these can be useful to understand how your child is doing in specific subjects and whether there are any problems, they can be quite hectic. Going in prepared...

Help with Pupil Premium

Since the launch of the Universal Infant Free School Meal Policy, schools have struggled to get parents to register for Pupil Premium because there is no longer the same incentive for parents to do so. Whilst the increase in children receiving school meals is fantastic…

How Surveys Can Help Improve Parental Engagement

The Surveys feature of Parentapps Connect, provides schools and nurseries with an easy way to find out what is and isn’t working when it comes to parental engagement. And, because you can choose whether to send them to the whole school, particular year groups, or…

How your school’s app can help with phonics

Now that Spring has begun, it will soon be time to start preparing your pupils for the Phonics Key Stage 1 Screening Check. Many children could benefit from having extra phonics help at home. And, many parents would be more than happy to work with their children in…

How an app can help improve safeguarding

Safeguarding is one of the biggest areas of concern for any nursery or school today. And, as parental engagement specialists, it is something that we take into great consideration when building our communication apps. A secure parental communication app can help put…

The Benefits of Having a Nursery App

If you want to build better engagement and keep your current parents up to date with the latest developments, you should consider a dedicated communication app for your nursery.
Increasingly, organisations are choosing to create their own apps to complement their…

Why Should Your School Have a Dedicated App?

Apps are everywhere. Collectively we download billions of them to our mobile phones and tablets each year. We do our weekly food shops, book flights and bank all from apps on our mobile devices.
But is a dedicated app suitable for your school? Can it deliver better…

Best Apps for Parents

While the latest tablets and smartphones have been embraced by children around the world, there’s nothing to say that such gadgets can’t be deemed useful for parents as well. There are thousands of apps that cater for almost any need. The following apps are tailored for parents and each has its own specific use.

Intuition+: Mom’s Personal Assistant

There’s no question that being a mother is a full time job, and the Intuition+ app looks to make the daily chaos of parenting life more manageable. The app allows parents to make lists and use a calendar to organise events that are presented in an easy-to-follow layout. The app will even notify those who are near a location that corresponds to an activity on their to-do list.  app new

iHomeopathy

Of course, it’s not only the daily tasks that can be a burden to parents, but also dealing with those bumps and grazes that occur frequently. The iHomeopathy app lists medical solutions depending on your child’s injury. For example, if your child has a minor burn, the app will give information on how to deal with the burn.  app new

Parents Using Apps

MamaBear

One constant worry amongst parents is the fear of their child getting lost. Even the most diligent of parents cannot keep their eyes on their children all day. Regardless of your child’s age, you want to know they’re safe, and this is where MamaBear steps in. As well as being able to record your child’s location, you are also alerted when they are tagged in photos on social media. The online tracking aspect of the app really will set a lot of parent’s mind at ease knowing that their child is safe both in the real world, and online.

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Canvsly

Before the birth of the Internet, if your child had drawn you a picture, chances are it would be stuck to the fridge so you could see it every day. Nowadays it’s much easier to showcase your child’s talent thanks to apps such as Canvsly. Parents can upload their children’s crafts and share only to those who are permitted to view their profile, such as family members and close friends.  app new

BabyBook

With so many photos being digital nowadays, many parents yearn for the days of the physical photograph. Babybook looks to merge the two worlds by allowing parents to take photos of their child as they grow and then having their photos presented hardbound book at the end of the year. app new app2

ChoreMonster

As the children get older, many parents will have their children undertake small chores so they can gain an understanding of responsibility. However, keeping track of what chores and rewards are due can be a chore in itself. ChoreMonster allows parents to set up chores, and the rewards the children will receive once the chores are done.

For example, it could be money or additional time on their games console. Children can also log into the app from their device to see what chores have been set up and the rewards that they can expect.

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