Flares is a very useful tool for parents, allowing older children to quickly and unobtrusively check in while with friends, at school, or outside. Flares is also great for allowing families to communicate: flare when leaving work, picking kids up from practice, and even getting the groceries.
Here are 11 ways that the Flares app makes parenting easier and reasons you should download it today.
- Shoot flares to everyone to get a beat on their location on the slopes, an amusement park, a ballgame, virtually anywhere a space is large and crowded
- Have your son or daughter shoot you a flare when they arrive at a travel destination (train station, airport, school, etc.).
- Have a child away at college shoot you flares once a day to let you know they’re doing OK.
- Shoot a husband or wife a flare when you’re stuck in traffic and late for dinner.
- Shoot flares to the babysitters to let them know you’re running behind or on your way home.
- Shoot flares to your friends when to let them know you’ve arrived at your dinner spot or are parking.
- Have your child shoot you a flare when they’re ready to be picked up at school, a friend’s house the mall, or an after-school activity.
- Trick-or-treaters can shoot pairs of flares to both parents to share their location along with their fun experience.
- Parents can shoot flares to their kids to share the fun places they’ve traveled to.
- A lost child can shoot a flare to themselves to better pinpoint their exact location.
- Kids, traveling alone or at night can put Flares in 1-click active mode and let their parents know, in less than a second, if they are in danger in any way.