Ride-hailing apps for kids promise to take over for carpool for busy parents

Welcome to Small Humans, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of – and deal with – the kids in your life. Because Dr. Spock is nice and all, but it’s 2018 and we have the entire internet to contend with.

Last year a survey from a kid ride-sharing service found that nearly 40 percent of parents with kids between the ages of 6 and 17 spend more than 5 hours a week driving their kids to school and activities. With only 168 hours in a week, offloading that time to a car service can seem like a saving grace. 

So several companies have stepped up to shuttle your kids around for you. Despite Uber and Lyft's popularity, they and similar ride-hailing apps don't allow unaccompanied minors. So that leaves parents depending on carpools, favors from other parents, or buckling in for another soccer practice run. That's where so-called kid-friendly car services offer another way to get kids where they need to go — without parents involved. Read more...