Introduction

This is a truly invaluable app that was developed by a registered Swedish psychologist to help parents understand their child throughout the first year of life. It provides a wealth of useful information as well as hints and tips to maximize your baby’s happiness and wellbeing during those critical first months.

I would like to open this review by including an excerpt from the introductory message from the app itself, which reads as follows:

“The aim […] is to provide you with knowledge about children and children’s development, to remind you to always try to see situations from the child’s perspective and to give you examples of how you can handle the various types of situations that can arise when you are living with a young child. […]

Kind regards,

Ulrika Olsson”

Get to Know Your Baby a Little Better

When you first start using Know Your Child 0-1 years, you’ll be asked whether or not you’d like to receive a daily notification, as well as the time you would like to receive it if you answer affirmatively.

From here, you’ll need to input some basic information about your little one, including gender and date of birth to ensure the details you receive are relevant to your child’s needs. Once you’re all set up with your specifics, you’ll receive one message each day up until your baby’s first birthday.

In addition to the daily information you’ll receive automatically, I would also recommend tapping the More button in the bottom right-hand corner of the main menu as this will give you access to even more useful information.

Useful Hints & Tips

Within this section you’ll find various subsections, such as The Sleep Ladder which explains how to adopt a healthy and productive bedtime routine, and how best to ease your little bundle of joy after he or she has been fed and it’s time to visit the land of Nod.

There is also a section entitled “Telephone numbers and links,” which provides a bunch of fantastic resources covering all manner of issues such as breast feeding, child development, counseling, information about poisons, and much more.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Devised by registered Swedish psychologist, Ulrika Olsson

Receive useful messages every day leading up to your baby’s first birthday

Learn about child psychology to know how to better treat your loved one

Access more resources for help with sleep, anger, relaxation, and more

Database of telephone numbers and links for services within the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium

Cons

There is nothing negative to say about this app

Final Words

Know Your Child 0-1 years has been designed to cater for parents throughout the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium primarily, but the information contained within is obviously going to be very useful to parents from all over the world.