[blParent] Looking for some good apps and books

[Star Gazer]

I second that your kid uses the same type of phone you use, you’ll both know how it works. 
Also like you’ve been doing, talk with them and also look at their histories from time to time know that a history that is oddly blank means they are up to something. 

I wouldn’t get too concerned with the sheer amount of screen time, screens are here to stay and we all need to get used to it 


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From: Robert Munro via BlParent
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2020 11:06 AM
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Cc: Robert Munro
Subject: Re: [blParent] Looking for some good apps and books

What sort of phone are you using? Get the same for your daughter so you will be familiar with the system.

The Iphone SE 2020 is a particularly good value in my opinion. The screen-time monitoring is built right into the operating system, which is accessible right out of the box.

That wouldn’t make sense if you’re using an android phone. I’ve never used one of those; so I can’t comment.

I’m happy to go into more specifics privately if you like.

Good luck.

Onward!
Robert Munro
r.g.munro at gmail.com



> On 24 Aug, 2020, at 10:55 AM, Jennifer Bose via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello, fellow blind parents. I'd love your responses to a couple of things:
> 
> Our two children, ten- and eight-year-old girls, are spending time on
> their laptops and getting very good at using them. I'd like a way to
> monitor their activity just to make sure they're safe. I mostly do
> that by talking to them about what they're doing and making sure they
> don't have their computers in their room at night. Please let me know
> if you've come across accessible apps or strategies to just make sure
> they'll be OK online.
> 
> Also, the ten-year-old wants a phone, which I'm OK about getting for
> her. She herself has told me about apps that limit screen time (she's
> almost eleven and really wants this phone.) I'm thinking of either
> waiting another year or getting her the phone, but I wonder if there
> are accessible apps that limit screen time.
> 
> Finally, I'm looking for a few math and science resources. I use
> BookShare and have found some books there, but for some reason can't
> seem to get them to download as Daisy files with images, which seems
> to be a good way to work with them.
> 
> I know this is a lot. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.
> 
> Jen
> 
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