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App Roundup: Bathroom Training and Hygiene Habits

By Emily On July 14, 2015 · Add Comment

Let’s face it: No one wants to teach a toddler or preschooler how to develop healthy bathroom and hygiene habits. First of all, many parents (myself included) consider potty training to me about as fun as training for an ultra marathon. Second, it’s not so easy for a 2- or 3-year-old to wrap their heads around abstract concepts as washing hands to kill (invisible) bugs or making sure your clothing is clean so you look nice. Now, I’m not saying you should hand the iPad to your kids to learn how to use the toilet or brush their teeth. But it can be a useful method of bridging the communication gap between parents and children when it comes to hard-to-explain routines that we as adults know to be habitual and important to stay healthy. Here are a few of our favorite toddler- and preschool-centric hygiene apps for kids: Pepi [...]

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We review Gotta Go – the new potty training app from Duckie Deck

By Emily On August 29, 2014 · Add Comment

Ahhh, potty training. It’s among one of the many joys (that’s sarcasm, folks) of parenting. Of course we’re so thrilled to get our babies out of expensive, cumbersome diapers that we sometimes don’t give a thought to the agony of teaching out little ones how to (effectively) use the potty. And if you Google “potty training” (which is a much better idea in theory than reality, TRUST ME) you’ll find about 3,479 different methods. When my two kiddos were potty training I would have done anything for the help of an uncomplicated, kid-friendly app to help us through the journey. As thoroughly as I checked the App Store, I just couldn’t find “the right potty training app” to supplement the admittedly minimalist approach I was taking to ditch the diapers. Either the apps were too complicated for toddlers or they were just plain confusing. I’m now relieved to be past [...]

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Hungry Clipper: Duckie Deck tackles tough-to-teach toddler hygiene habits

By Emily On July 24, 2014 · Add Comment

I remember when my son was born and marveling over how long his tiny fingernails were. Before we left the nurse told me to make sure to trim them so he didn’t cut himself, but I balked at the idea of trying to cut them myself. I actually went so far as to call the pediatrician’s office to try and schedule a baby manicure – which, of course, the nurse told me was entirely unnecessary. So after much fretting I decided to try it myself, and while I didn’t cut anything other than nails the process took nearly an hour. Fast forward to his toddler days: now I had a wiggly, impatient ball of energy who couldn’t sit still longer than 3 seconds at a time. I managed not only to cut a few fingers, and to this day he swears he bites his nails to avoid having them clipped. (Frankly, [...]

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Duckie Deck With Teeth: Take a bite out of this app!

By Emily On June 23, 2014 · Add Comment

Hey, does your kid have teeth? Then you’ll definitely want to check out this newest app from one of our favorite developers, Duckie Deck. Heck – come to think of it, even kiddos without chompers will really love Duckie Deck With Teeth! Known for intuitive, all-ages apps that appeal to even the youngest of iPad players, Duckie Deck has just released a very simple but important app to help parents teach kids about the importance of oral health. Once again the folks at Duckie have produced an on-screen platform to spurn healthy off-screen discussions about learning to brush teeth and staying healthy. Game play is simple enough: little ones easily tap the screen to choose a mouthful of teeth. Then the mouth eats healthy foods (and an occasional cookie) and the plaque on the teeth builds up. When the mouth is dirty a toothbrush appears, and dragging [...]

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Educational & Learning Apps for the iPad and iPad mini

App Roundup: Bathroom Training and Hygiene Habits

We review Gotta Go – the new potty training app from Duckie Deck

Hungry Clipper: Duckie Deck tackles tough-to-teach toddler hygiene habits

Duckie Deck With Teeth: Take a bite out of this app!

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