A frustrated mother has invented an app that makes it impossible for kids to ignore their parents’ calls. Called “Ignore No More,” the $1.99 app (available on Android) gives parents the ability to shut down a teen’s phone unless they call home, one of their parents’ cells or, in a pinch, 911. (Time)

Paul Asay has written for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for PluggedIn and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He recently collaborated with Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, on his book The Good Dad. He lives in Colorado Springs with wife, Wendy, and his two children. Follow him on http://www.Twitter.com@AsayPaul.