Khushboo Nehaal Jashnani recommends three useful apps covering child safety, reading and maths skills
FIND MY KIDS : GPS TRACKER
GEO TRACK TECHNOLOGIES INC; ANDROID 7.0
This inventive app enables parents to track and pinpoint the exact location of their child through a mobile phone or smartwatch that is with her. It allows you to designate safe zones and danger areas with the app alerting you when your child steps out of safe zones. If she doesn’t answer her mobile phone, you can send a loud beep to her phone, with additional features allowing you to hear conversations around her and post messages in a family chat room. The app also permits you to monitor children’s internet usage.
KIDS SPELLING & READING GAMES
IDZ DIGITAL PVT.LTD; ANDROID 4.4
This app improves children’s vocabulary through word games. It comprises over 100 games to improve children’s spelling and vocabulary through animations and phonics. Its interactive activities and games reward children for correct answers. New words are introduced via colorful images, making it easy to remember complex spellings. Memory retention is encouraged through motivational reactions to right answers. Moreover, this app teaches the fundamentals of sentence construction and introduces grammar basics such as adjectives and prepositions.
MATHS GAMES : MATH FOR KIDS
RV APP STUDIOS; ANDROID 4.4
Math for Kids introduces children to basic maths concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division through enjoyable, pictorial games. Targeted at children aged 5-12 years, it offers a wide variety of math puzzles and brain teasers using nothing more complex than basic arithmetic. Moreover it also allows you to create multiple profiles, one for each of your children. This app is a fun, exciting way to introduce children to maths, and alleviate fear and dread of this subject.
