PARENTS struggling to get their children away from smartphones and tablets for meals, homework, exercise and other activities can arm themselves with new apps to block access to the devices.
Usage of smartphones and tablets among children has tripled since 2011, according to Common Sense Media, a San Francisco organisation that studies the effects of media and technology on young users.
A new app called DinnerTime Parental Control, for iPhone or Android smartphones, enables parents to restrict when children can use their smartphones and tablets.
With the free remote app, parents can pause activity on a child's Android smartphone or tablet and set specific break times, ranging from 30 minutes to three hours. – Reuters