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We are a big fan of Little Critter's apps and I think it is great to be able to review this app as our kiddos are growing up and have been nagging us to get them dog as their pet. We're still waiting for our kiddos to be older a wee bit before we even consider dogs as pets. For now, our kiddos have a few tortoises which were a gift from their aunt recently.

* Title: Just One More Pet - Little Critter
* Price: $1.99
* Category: Books
* Released: Sep 08, 2015
* Version: 2.7.1
* Size: 37.2 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: Oceanhouse Media, Inc.
* Rated: 4+ Made for Ages 5 and Under
* Requirements: Requires iOS 5.1.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Description from the product page:

"Join Little Critter in this interactive book app, where he finds a lost doggy hiding in the bushes. He isn't sure who the doggy belongs to, but he tries to take very good care of him until his owner shows up. When the doggy goes missing, Little Critter gets worried. Can Little Critter handle just one more pet?

* This app is engaging and interactive and I love that we can also touch the objects in each page on the screen and the words pop out to tell you what it is!

* There are options to go to other numbers instead of going through one by one.

* I like that there is an option to use new narrator's voice (aka me!)

* I like the storyline where it teaches us how to care for animals and pets, to be kind and caring if you find any lost pets.

* I also used the opportunity to educate our kiddos on the big responsibilities and commitment required to own a pet.

* Overall a nice story for the family!

You can purchase the "Little Critter Numbers" app from the iTunes App Store.

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"

I came across this article which I must definitely share with you guys as I'm very interested to know your thoughts on this. For your convenience, I have copied the excerpts from the article here:

"At first glance, the icon looks like a run-of-the-mill calculator, but when you open it and type in the correct passcode, it will open a treasure trove of hidden pictures and files that don’t appear anywhere else on your device.

It’s a good idea to check iTunes and/or Google Play for these apps, typically billed as “photo vaults,” to see what other shady apps may be hiding under your nose."

I did a little bit of investigating and checking out on the AppStore and found these few. You might be able to search more by checking the related apps. But nevertheless, it is quite worrying to see such apps being made available.

As a parent to 3 kiddos with age range of 2 to 6.5 years old, I've still got years ahead for me to worry about them being able to install apps and/or owning their own smartphones/tablets and so on. I do hope we will be able to forge a relationship where our kiddos are able to come to us for anything, and not hiding any secrets from us. With that, whatever apps or temptations will not succeed to sway them away or make them resort to such apps to hide things from anyone.

But I guess for my stand and to put myself in this situation, I will definitely be monitoring what our children have on their smartphones when they do own one and only with our permission will they be able to purchase or install any apps. Or perhaps, another way is to let them use one of our old smartphones when necessary, that way, our permissions/passwords is required before they can install anything. But that's just my personal opinions.

How about you? What do you think?

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I came across this article which I must definitely share with you guys as I'm very interested to know your thoughts on this.

For your convenience, I have copied the excerpts from the article here:

"The meningitis B vaccine will be introduced to the routine childhood vaccination programme in Scotland from 1 September, it has been announced.

 Scotland is now one of the few nations in the world to offer the vaccination to all infants. The vaccination will be given in three doses at two months, four months and a year. Babies aged two months when the vaccine is introduced will be eligible.

 Meningitis B is a bacterial infection that particularly affects children under the age of one. It commonly affects children under five years of age, and is also common among teenagers aged 15 to 19.

Symptoms include a high fever with cold hands and feet, confusion, vomiting and headaches.

Most children will make a full recovery with early diagnosis and antibiotic treatment, although it is fatal in one in 10 cases. About one in four of those who survive is left with long-term problems such as amputation, deafness, epilepsy and learning difficulties."

Here's another article on Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib):

"Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is a bacterium that can cause a number of serious illnesses, especially in young children.

 Of the small number of cases that do occur nowadays, most affect adults with long-term (chronic) underlying medical conditions, rather than young children.

 Meningitis is the most severe illness caused by Hib and, even with treatment, one in every 20 children with Hib meningitis will die. Of those who do survive, many will have long-term problems such as hearing loss, seizures and learning disabilities."

In Malaysia, we have this jab under our vaccination schedule (under Hib dos 1, 2 and 3 respectively at month 2, month 3 and month 5). For those of you who are curious on other countries' immunization schedule, I actually did a compilation on Comparison of Immunization Schedules of other countries (just for knowledge purposes).

Do share your thoughts on this!

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