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How to set up Family Sharing on your iPad

By Emily On June 26, 2015 · Add Comment

If you have more than one iPad and/or iPhone in your household, you should definitely set up Family Sharing. Along with allowing up to six members share photos and purchased apps, it also allows for parents (or a single member) to control spending in the App Store and iTunes. Here’s a quick-start guide to setting up Family Sharing: Start a family group Use these steps on your iPhone or iPad: Go to Settings > iCloud. Tap Set Up Family Sharing, then tap Get Started. Confirm that you want to be the family organizer and that you’re signed in with your personal Apple ID. Follow the onscreen instructions. Invite people to join your family You can add anyone who has an Apple ID to your family, as long as you’re both using iOS 8 or OS X Yosemite on your devices. You can also use these steps to [...]

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How to use Guided Access settings on the iPad

By Emily On June 25, 2015 · Add Comment

In my house, using the iPad is an earned privilege. But guess what? Kids will be kids, and inevitably I’ll find one of them tucked quietly in a corner playing something they shouldn’t anyways. So I’ve learned how to use Guided Access and Restrictions to make sure my kids aren’t looking at things that aren’t allowed. Guided Access works for temporarily limiting kiddos to playing only one app on a device (like your personal iPhone or iPad). We’ve covered Restrictions, which are best for devices that your kids use most – read our walk-through here. Set up Guided Access Tap Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access to set up Guided Access. From there, here’s what you can do: Turn Guided Access on or off Set a passcode that controls the use of Guided Access and prevents someone from leaving an active session Set whether the device can [...]

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Tips for unplugging on family vacations

By Emily On June 24, 2015 · Add Comment

Now that you’ve read our feature about using the family iPad to prevent brain drain, it’s time to talk about unplugging. Every family has its own rules for screen time, but unplugging during family vacation can be hard – especially if you’re using the iPad as a way to distract fidgety young travelers. But family time is important, and some of my best memories come from vacations and road trips I took with my parents and brother. Here are some tips on how to get your kids to put the device away and make new memories: Set a timer – if your child’s daily media diet includes some screen time, stick to your guns. If you say 15 minutes, then it should be exactly 15 minutes. Set a kitchen timer (not a timer on the device) so that everyone knows when the time is up. Bring [...]

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5 iPad apps to prevent ‘brain drain’ this summer

By Emily On June 24, 2015 · Add Comment

Brain drain is a cute way of saying your kids are definitely going to forget some school stuff this summer unless you help keep them engaged and academically stimulated. Here’s our pick of 7 great apps that will keep kids’ learning skills sharp, and plug up that drain! Mystery Word Town: This early-learning reading game will be great for the rising new reader. Kids can take their time gradually climbing up difficulty levels, and playing will help maintain vocabulary and fundamental reading skills. Great for young readers ages 5-7. $2.99 Math Board: Streamlined and simplified, Math Board offers parents a way to customize math learning to fit the needs of their individual learners. Problems are presented in a clear way and players can use the scratchpad function to write out problems by hand. Ages 5+. $4.99 Toontastic: Now 100% [...]

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