Raising children app

An app to support parents through various stages of their child's development - from birth to early adolescence.

Raising children By Raising Children Media Ltd
Features
  • Parenting tips
  • Video library
  • Newborns to primary schoolers
  • Professional and celebrity input 
  • Aimed at New Zealand parents

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New Zealand
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What does the app do?

This New Zealand based app provides useful tips and advice to support parents through various stages of their child's development. The app is divided into 7 sections —  newborns, infants, crawlers, toddlers, 2 year olds, preschoolers and the primary years covering various topics relevant to each growth stage such as eating, sleeping, learning, parenting, health, education and physical activity. The app comprises a series of videos with information from experts and parenting experiences from New Zealand celebrities. The app also has a tips section, for example tips for newborns, tips for infants, etc which comprises a summary of tips appropriate for that age group. For a more detailed description of the app, see Google Play or iTunes and for a detailed review, see Reviews.

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PROS CONS 

✔ Easy to use, simple layout, visually appealing with colourful, vibrant images.

✔ Very relevant to New Zealanders and links to external websites that are New Zealand based. 

✔ You can receive helpful reminders about your Well Child/Tamariki Ora visits if you register.

✔ There is a diverse range of everyday parents, celebrities and professionals who are featured in the videos throughout each stage. This is a great way of conveying important parenting, developmental, health and educational messages relevant to each stage.

✔ Each video clip is no longer than 3 minutes making information easy to understand compared to long texts.

✔ If you don’t want to view all the video content in each age-related stage, you can skip to the ‘tips’ section.

✘  Whilst some content is free to view, users would need to register using either their email or Facebook account to unlock content, including being able to access added features such as the Well Child/Tamariki Ora reminders.

✘ When registering, you would need to provide your child’s name, date of birth and gender. If you would like to avoid this, you can select ‘I don’t have a child but want to sign up’.   

✘ The app lacks adequate representation of New Zealand’s diverse cultures.

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Review details

Date of review: April 2018
Platform reviewed: Android
Version: 1.3.2
Download size: 19.05 MB
Updated on: 27/09/2017

App developer
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Last reviewed: 18 Jun 2018