When it comes to Apple’s powerful and popular iPhone, it seems that
there’s very little the mobile device isn’t able to streamline and simplify.
Thanks to the App Store and the developers that make it great, there are even
offerings to help busy parents track and manage parenting and disciplinary
tactics. These 10 apps are among the most popular and useful for keeping up
with kids’ behavior, as well as the rewards and consequences of their
behavioral choices.
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Positive Parenting Practices – This $3.99 app is geared towards parents who
espouse a more lenient, gentle approach to discipline. Positive Parenting
Practices is more than an app detailing disciplinary methods, offering valuable
insights into the motivation behind kids’ problem behavior and real-life
solutions.
• KidChart –
Charts are great tools for tracking kids’ accomplishments, chores and behavior.
Unfortunately, they’re also rather difficult to carry in your pocket. That’s
where this $0.99 app comes in, putting the power of a full-sized paper chart at
your fingertips. KidChart is also an effective way to monitor kids’ daily
behavior for later discussion, when cooler heads allow for constructive conversation.
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hAPPy Family – Encouraging positive behavior on the go is easy with this powerful
app, which rewards kids with collectible marbles, ocean animals, treasures, insects
or candy when they make the right choices.
• iGrounded – Teenagers are notorious for pushing boundaries a bit too far in a bid to
assert their burgeoning independence. A game of consequences that you’re able
to edit and modify to suit your teen’s individual needs, iGrounded is available
in the app store for $0.99.
• iReward –
The customizable motivational charts provided by this $4.99 app are designed
for use by parents, caregivers and educators to reward good behavior.
Traditional rewards, like gold stars, are among the options offered by this
simple but powerful application.
• Timeout - Ultimate Discipline Tool – Tracking the length of a timeout to provide
kids a visual representation of how long they are sentenced to this punishment
is a snap with this application. The app isn’t loaded with extra features, but
it does deliver exactly what it promises.
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Tymoot– Designed by
a parent for parents, Tymoot is a $0.99 app that helps you create and set
timeout timers. However, there’s a bit more to this one than meets the eye due
to the Wheel of Discipline feature that allows your children to spin the
virtual wheel in order to be “sentenced” to one of eight customizable punishments.
• Caught Being Good – The free CAUGHT BEING GOOD app takes the spinning wheel of
chance approach to rewarding kids for undirected good behavior. You can change,
add or remove any reward, and also set the probability of a particular one
appearing. Surprising your child with an unsought reward for good behavior that
you have not requested or directed is an effective method of encouraging her to
continue on the right path, even when she doesn’t think you’re there to see
her.
• Positive Discipline – Rather than a traditional punishment and rewards systems, the
Positive Discipline approach relies upon a motivational system that helps kids
to develop strong moral fiber, character and a sense of self-reliance.
Encourage a sense of connection with the respectful, encouraging tone that
motivates kids to make the right decisions in their daily lives, autonomously.
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Rich Kids - behavior & Reward Contracts for Child Discipline – This $2.99 app
combines positive reinforcement parenting tactics with a method of teaching the
fundamentals of financial responsibility that helps kids grow into the
well-rounded, well-adjusted adults they were meant to become. Suggested for
kids between the ages of three and 15, Rich Kids is an effective tracking and
incentive tool.
While these applications are effective tools for disciplinary measures
and management, tracking your kids’ behavior through a mobile device without
proper coaching and affection can feel quite impersonal, which may exacerbate
any behavioral problems borne of a need for attention. It’s best to treat these
apps as extensions of your existing parenting plan, rather than relying upon
them to provide correction and guidance in your stead. Also, it’s wise to keep
in mind that not all established approaches to parenting and childrearing
philosophy will work for every child. In most cases, you’ll have to tailor your
approach to suit the needs of each individual child under your care.
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