Super Cool Chore Chart for Kids!

If you have kids, you know how hard it can be to get them to do their chores. Money, toys, outings....it seems no bribe is enticing enough to get them to do them and do them regularly!  And not that we should be bribing them anyway right?! Well, I found an app that not my daughter not only looked forward to using AFTER completing her chores, she initiated doing them and asked if she could so more!!

Chore Monster is the app I'm talking about and I totally found it as a fluke! It popped up as one of those annoying Facebook ads and something told me I should click on it!  Glad I did! So, here's what it is and what it does!

You create the chores your kids need to do, assign a point value and then choose how often they need to be done. Your kids then have to check off when they're done (and you can choose to verify this and "accept" completion or not!).  Once the chore is complete, they get the points and, after earning points, obnoxious little animated monsters and rewards YOU create motivate your kids to keep going!

Best part...the app is FREE!! And it's available on Android and iPhone. So, check it out here  and if you'd like more information and a more extensive review, click here.

Food Essentials: A Nutritional Info App

A Comprehensive Website with a Wealth of Nutritional Information for You and Your Family

Food Essentials.com is a nutritional website that gives you information on more than 20,000 brand name groceries. Whether you're a parent or not, this is one of the most useful and practical websites and phone apps available. Whether you're dieting or just want to monitor yours and your family's eating, you'll want to download this app. Experts at Food Essentials add more and more products daily to keep the database up to date on new products. When you search a product, the site shows you a page that has all of the following information on it:

• UPC code
• Nutritional label
• Label information
• Allergens it may or may not contain
• Additives it contatins
• Function each ingredient plays in the product (flavor, preservative, etc)
• Any extra ingredients product may contain to help family members that are specially allergic to certain foods

You can look up foods free on website or download the now Food Essentials App on your iPhone or Blackberry! The app used to be $4.99 but it is only $2.99 for now! With the app on your phone, all you need to do is scan the bar code on any grocery item and the information will immediately pop up on your phone! Why not download this app for you and your family's health, safety and nutrition!

The site also features a blog that has tons of educational articles on anything and everything nutrition.

Parenting Ages & Stages App

If you're a parent and also an iPhone and iTouch user, you will LOVE this app! It will solve all of your parenting dilemmas on the go. The brand new Parenting Ages & Stages app is now available and best of all, it's free! All you need to do is go to your iPhone or iTunes App Store and download the app directly to your iPhone or iTouch. Get all the best of Parenting.com in the palm of your hand, with info on everything from stretch marks to breastfeeding, potty training, disciplining, feeding, weight loss and nutrition and more. You can also customize the app to match the stage in your pregnancy or the age of your child or children too! What more could you want in an app and especially when it's free! It's like having a parenting encyclopedia with you everywhere you go.