Children, like adults, are spending more time online. At home and school, preschoolers now use an array of apps and platforms to learn, play and be entertained. While there are reported benefits, including learning through exploration, many parents are still concerned about screen time, cybersafety and internet addiction. An increasingly popular technical solution is parental […]
Fertility apps have become hugely popular for women who are either trying to conceive or wanting to avoid conception altogether. But a new study presented at the Fertility Society of Australia Annual Conference in Hobart this week has found many of these apps are giving women inaccurate and misleading information. Fertility app research A study […]
Many women are reluctant to share the ins and outs of their reproductive and sexual cycles at the best of times; however, new research has revealed that period-tracking apps are sharing highly personal information with Facebook. Invasion of privacy UK advocacy group, Privacy International has found that menstruation apps, often used by women who are […]
Writer and broadcaster Annaliese Dent joins marriage celebrant Chris North to talk about the stories making waves in the parenting world this week. This episode of The Parent Panel includes: Weight Watchers releasing a new app for children What parents really think about Book Week If birth order impacts the person you become Pregnancy announcements Listen […]