How Can Technology Make Parenting Easier for Millennials?

More and more millennials are planning families and becoming parents. Even though parenting is never easy, it is especially difficult for millennials. Precisely because of the times they are in, led by the digital age.

Our over-reliance on technology has forever altered the way childhood looks today. As they see us hooked to our screens and artilugios (gadgets), they naturally want to do the same. As much as we are aware of all the downsides of technology, it is impossible to keep your kids away from phones and devices – unless you raise them in the wilderness. 

When we expose our children to technology, under the guise of keeping them engaged, it gives birth to unique parenting challenges. Interestingly, our abuelos (grandparents) did not encounter these challenges, so their guidance about dealing with children only makes things more complex for millennial parents. 

However, there is a silver lining: the same technology that makes parenting challenging for millennial parents is also being used as a tool to help make the process easier.

If you are a new parent and are worried about navigating the ups and downs of paternidad (parenthood), then you are at the right place. Below, I discuss ways in which to use technology (both in the form of software and gadgets) responsibly around your children and make parenting a bit easier.

1. Activate Parental Controls

If you want to raise your children as confident members of society, you cannot raise them to be digitally illiterate. This does not mean that you hand them their devices and leave them be, because as we already pointed out, letting your niños (kids) use the internet independently is not a good idea.

Luckily, there are parental control features in all devices and gadgets that can help you keep an eye on your children’s online activities. 

They can help you with feats like:

• Limiting screen time
• Filtering unsafe and inappropriate content
• Prohibiting online purchases
• Keeping an eye out for cyberbullying
• Monitoring who they talk to
• Stopping strangers from approaching your kids online

The parental controls feature on their devices means that the kids will need special permission from you for their online activities. Moreover, you receive updates via email about their online activities.

Most internet providers, like Cox Internet, have parental controls as an add-on feature with their service. Plus the Cox servicio al cliente ensures you have a suitable internet plan that keeps all your devices connected seamlessly.

2. Utilize Gadgets for Assistance

Parenting is a 24/7 job. You take care of your kids’ well-being and make sure they are fed, clean, and dressed up. Technology, in this regard, proves to be a very useful companion for parents.

When it comes to tech gadgets that can help parents, the list is pretty much endless. Most of these gadgets aim to ayuda (help) parents with day-to-day tasks and ensure kids’ safety. Some examples of gadgets are:

• AI Voice Assistants: to help kids with their homework.

• Smart Baby Monitors: to monitor babies’ oxygen and pulse while they sleep

• Electric Rockers: to gently rock strollers or cribs and help babies stay asleep

• Trackers: to track the kids’ whereabouts and keep them safe, especially in crowded areas

• Breast Pumps: to make breastfeeding easier and free moms from 24/7 nursing

• Feeding Gadgets: to automate feats like washing bottles and preparing formulas

• Robot Vacuums: to keep homes clean

In this regard, technology not only proves to be super helpful for parents, but it also frees them up from menial tasks so they can focus only on their children instead of worrying about chores.

3. Install Apps To Streamline Parenting

Smartphone apps are another way in which parents can get help from technology. Just like gadgets, each app serves a purpose and can automatizar (automate) specific aspects of parenting. In fact, by freeing up parents from menial tasks, these apps allow them to enjoy time with their kids. Plus, they also visibly decrease frustration.

Let us see how apps can help parents:

• Parental Control: To ensure kids’ online safety, monitor online interactions, and limit their screen time

• Child Development Tracking: To track infants’ feeding, diaper changes, weight, sleep schedules, and other milestones, and provide tips to new parents on what to expect when it comes to taking care of infants 

• Productive Engagement: To keep kids online with non-stimulating games and videos without any side effects. In fact, some of these apps are excellent for supporting early learning among children. 

• Sleeping: To manage the sleep and nap schedule of their kids, to learn how to improve their sleeping habits, and to utilize tools like calming sounds to facilitate it
• Co-Parenting: To allow separated or divorced parents to manage their responsibilities towards their children, including shared calendars, expense trackers, and messaging to bring up children in an organized manner

In essence, technology is a two-edged sword. While it makes parenting challenging for millennials who have to juggle between two worlds, it also proves to be a supportive companion for them.