Track Your Kids while they Trick-or-Treat
Halloween brings back wonderful memories. Dressing up, grabbing that big plastic pumpkin or pillow case and running out to fill it with goodies was a ton of fun. It was great going to Halloween parties...
View ArticleSocial Media Monitoring Tool – Perfect for Friday Night After-Game Parties
High school sports are a blast to watch. Especially when your kid’s team gets the win! I love seeing them light up with pride. Of course they want to celebrate with their teammates and friends so...
View ArticleThe Smart Phone Gift Giving Guide for Your Kids
The holidays are coming. For many families, that means new cellphones and smart phones for the kids. When choosing the best cell phones for kids, there are several qualifiers that parents can look to...
View ArticleMamaBear is thankful for YOU.
I make it a personal practice to be in a remaining state of gratitude, thankful for that particular moment, a lesson and wonderful people in my life. Our team’s vision at MamaBear is a world of...
View ArticleDealing With Drop-Off Anxiety? There’s an app for that.
Does dropping your kids off at a friend’s house leave you anxious or nervous? Do you ever wonder if they are staying there or going somewhere else? If so, I know how you feel. It’s a pretty normal...
View ArticleMonitor Cyber Bullying on Social Media with the MamaBear Worry-Free Parenting...
When a parent is thinking of providing online safety to their children, bullying comes readily to mind. Bullying is a major behavioral problem most parents want to curb as soon as it occurs, but it can...
View ArticleRestricted “Friends” via Social Media Tracking?
Restricted “friends” is a bit of an oxymoron, right? But, ask yourself or even your kids, how often are you “friends” with people online that you may not actually want to be friends with? Or try this...
View ArticleStep-By-Step Guide To Getting Started With The MamaBear App
MamaBear installs easily and parents can begin monitoring a child’s location, driving speed and social media activity immediately. Here is a step-by-step guide to getting started with the MamaBear app...
View ArticleNew Phones – Happy Kids – Anxious Parents
I’m sure you experienced pure delight on your child’s face when they unwrapped their new phone! Now it’s time to decide what parenting measures you need to protect them while they have a new, very...
View ArticleHappy New Year From MamaBear
Happy New Year from the MamaBear team! Well . . . do you have your New Year’s Resolutions planned? They are so hard to stick to, right? It’s hard because it’s discipline. Ultimately, New Year’s...
View ArticleAndroid Parental Control – What are your options?
The invention of smartphones and social media combined with younger children now having cell phones has led to new needs and new possibilities in parenting. With the added responsibility and dangers...
View ArticleHow to Use the GPS Locator on the MamaBear App
Here is a guide to using the child GPS locator feature, as well as some of the other GPS features of MamaBear. Follow these few simple steps for setting up the child GPS locator feature for effective...
View ArticleThe Best Apps for Parents in 2013
The start of 2013 offers a wealth of apps for parents to help with day to day life. There are so many apps available for Android and iOS devices that just searching for the best in each category can be...
View ArticleLooking for an App to Help With Tracking Kids? Here Are a Few Options!
Global positioning satellite (GPS) technology is making smartphone based monitoring an exciting new option for many parents. There are dozens of apps and options that can be used for parents to track...
View ArticleShould You Use a Parental Control App on your Child’s Iphone?
Do you really need a parental control app? We all do our best as parents and I believe we all try to encourage trust with our children among the people in our community and direct networks. The good...
View ArticleThe Benefits of a Family Locator App like MamaBear
A family locator app may sound pretty simple. It should be an easy to use app that uses global positioning satellites (GPS) and a smartphone to give parents up-to-date information about their child’s...
View ArticleIs it Ok to Track Your Kids Cell Phone?
There’s a lot of discussion lately about whether or not it’s ok to track your kid’s cell phone. Parents grapple with what’s enough, and when’ve we gone too far when it comes to our kids. I spend a fair...
View ArticleHelp Curb Teen Drinking and Driving with Social Media and Driving Monitor Alerts
MamaBear is helping families fight teen drinking and driving with social media and driving monitor alerts. It’s that time of year again, when the snow melts from the road and parents hand kids the keys...
View ArticleFamily GPS Tracker – 5 Reasons to Consider One
Many parents wonder if they should adopt a family GPS tracker app or service. There are many benefits to using a Family GPS Tracker like MamaBear, but we know parents can always use a little more...
View ArticleInternet Protocol for Parents: Raising Your Kids in The Digital World
Once upon a time, parents were more concerned with skinned knees and bad grades than worrying that their children's social security numbers might be commandeered by a middle-aged man named Keith in New...
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