Kids Email (An email provider review)

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you may recall a review in September 2106 for Kids Email. We have once again been provided a one year subscription to Kids Email Safe Email for Kids for review. My Youngest was delighted with the prospect as we do follow internet safety regulations, and will not allow him to have his own email from any of the generic email providers until he reaches their required age (typically 13, I believe).

We also were quite happy that we were offered this review, as it is a good primer for him, and it also allows him to keep in touch with some friends as well as send us emails. It also provides him a way to move some things he's been writing on the ipad (via attachment or even copy/paste) to a computer. He's begun writing stories and a potential chapter book, but he needed a way to get it to a computer, so this was perfect! ;) ).

Some of the features that make Kids Email stand out as a great option for younger children:
There are many settings and features that parents can use to help keep their children safe and still allow them the freedom to communicate with family and friends.

• Contact Manager~ Add family and friends to a contact list. 
• Safety Settings 
• Receive email for contact list only (yes/no)
• Send email to contact list only (yes/no)
• Allow child to edit contact list (yes/no)
• Block Senders~ If there are no contact restrictions in place, you can still block specific senders by blacklisting the emails. 
• No Ads~ Even if there are no contact restrictions in place, your child will never generic ads generated from Kids Email, because they don't offer advertising on their site. 
• Spam Filtering ~ Again, if there are no contact restrictions in place, Kids Email filters out spam. 
• Mail Monitoring ~ exactly what it sounds like 
• Safety Settings
• Send parent copy of incoming email (yes/no)
• Send parent copy of outgoing email (yes/no)
• Allow images in incoming email (yes/no)
• Allow links in incoming email (yes/no)
• Allow attachments (yes/no) 
• This can be customized to specific attachment types
• Filter bad words from received email (yes/no)
• Add Tagline to bottom of message to alert recipients that email was sent by a child (yes/no)
• Mail Queue ~ intercepts emails that fail safety rules~ notifies parent who can then approve or deny the email
• Safety Settings
• Send a notification to sender to let them know their email has been delayed, pending parent approval. 
• Time Restrictions ~ You can choose to restrict the time of day or day of the week that your child can access their email. 
• Activity Log shows when your child has logged in, or if they attempt to log in during a restricted time. 
• Custom Mailbox Folders~ Child can create their own customized email folders~ helping to teach organization skills. 
• Template Options allow your kids to change the way their email looks, which can be a fun option. There are 36 templates to choose from and there are appropriate templates for all ages, even teens! 

This is my son's current template, with some of the other options available shown

If you child has been begging for thier own email, and you have been hesitant because of all the the junk out there, Kids Email might be something you'd like to look into.

If you have a teen that has problems being responsible you can set them up with a @kemail.org address, so that you can help guide them/monitor them without their worrying about a "kidsemail" address~ because we all know that wouldn't go over too well... ;)

Not So Nutty Nitty Gritty 

• Company: Kids Email
• Product: Kids Email Safe Email for Kids
• Ages: 
• Price: 
• 30 day free trial
• $2.99/month billed annually ($38.95) for up to 6 email accounts
• $4.95 monthly for up to 4 email accounts

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Blessings~

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