Mobile Apps for Better Parenting

The use of mobile technology, especially apps, has spread far and wide. Every type of industry and all individuals are now using mobile applications which are deployed in their phones to fulfill daily tasks faster and more effectively. From education to medicine, from the workforce of different types of enterprises to a housewife, everyone is in need of separate applications to lead a better life. Here we take a look at how this form of mobile technology has assisted in better parenting.

While the grown up child knows how to take care of himself, raising a newborn is indeed difficult for a mother. Innovative mobile apps are being designed by software developers to make life easier for parents, especially the mother, during the first few months when the baby demands constant attention. Listed below are few app usage suggestions that aid in better parenting:

1. Reading of E-books – The first phase of parenting entails the mother constantly holding on to her baby. This makes reading of books and magazines near impossible, since holding the book and turning the pages is tedious. Reading the e-book version is however easier because the device can be placed in front of the eyes on a table and going to the next page is simple with only the tap of a finger.

2. Sharing of Photographs – The initial years of parenting involves clicking and sharing of several photographs of your child. Mobile apps like Instagram and Walgreens helps users to upload pictures instantly phone a mobile phone, the latter also allowing picking up prints of the photos within an hour of taking them.

3. Apps Act as Reminders – Visiting the grocery store to buy stuff for the newborn or taking pills on time, both essentials can be forgotten by the mother since she has a lot of work to do while bringing up a baby. Apps help in preparing a shopping list, where reminders for buying wipes, diapers, and infant medicines can be set. Similarly, reminders for visiting the pediatrician or popping prescription drugs can also be put down on your phones through the apps. Also, most mobile devices come equipped with a stopwatch that sets timings for labor contractions prior to giving birth.

4. Movement Tracking Apps – The most innovative new mobile applications that assist in good parenting are the ones that tracks different baby movements such as when he/she last slept, ate food, dirtied the diaper, and even measuring units like a baby’s height and weight. The reports of such trackings help the parents to look after the baby better.

5. Apps Help in Penning Notes – Sending thank-you notes is an essential duty of new parents. There are friends and family members to thank once the parents are showered with gifts post the birth of a new baby. You can send thank-you notes virtually using apps downloaded in your mobile devices. For instance, there is a special Card application by Apple which allows you to add a picture of the baby along with a note and address. Thus, a real card with its own cursive address is sent to people using the app in your iPhone.

6. Online Shopping – Several baby stores now have their own apps so as to maintain constant communication with the mother. Using such mobile application, the mother can also suggest ways of improving the quality of baby products and order necessary products online.

Hence, it is evident that apps have indeed improved the process of parenting.