5 Ways Video Games Can Help Kids with Special Needs
From communication to motor skills, learning through play is a wonderful motivator for kids with challenges.
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14 Ways to Help Kids Survive (and Learn From) the Political Season
Help your kids tune out the noise and tune into age-appropriate resources for political news.
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Game Review: 'That Dragon, Cancer': A Profoundly Moving Tale About Parents and Their Terminal Son
Parents need to know ‘That Dragon, Cancer’ is less a game and more a downloadable interactive narrative that follows the true story of two parents trying to cope with their emotions while looking after their terminally ill son.
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Everything You Need to Know About 'Minecraft'
If your kid has been swept up in the ‘Minecraft’ craze, you’ve probably come to realize that resistance is futile. It isn’t only the game itself that kids obsess over. There are ‘Minecraft’ YouTube videos, a whole ‘Minecraft’ language, ‘Minecraft’-like games, and more.
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9 Social Media Red Flags Parents Should Know About
It can be hard to keep up with the latest apps that kids are using. Just when you’ve figured out how to talk to your kids about Facebook, they’ve moved on to Instagram or Snapchat.
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Santa Spoiler Alerts! Media to Avoid if You Want to Keep the Santa Story Alive
Once, during the middle of a long drive, my then-preschooler hit me with an unexpected question: “Mommy, is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer real?”
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The 10 Hottest Tech Toys of 2015
Toys that talk, tablets that “grow up” with your kid, and robots you build (and then order around)– yep, this holiday is shaping up to be the techiest ever for kids.
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Best Play-Together Apps and Video Games for Families
What’s the best way to entertain family, guests, and relatives of all ages throughout the holidays? Hook ’em up with multiplayer games designed to be enjoyed together.
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8 Tips to Limit Tech Over the Holidays
What’s topping your kids’ holiday wish lists this year? Chances are it has a screen, Internet access, and games. With a little planning–and kids’ assistance–you can balance your family’s tech activities with much-needed face time.
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The New Guide to Managing Media for Tweens and Teens
Today’s kids are immersed in media. More than ever before, tweens and teens are watching, reading, listening, creating, and communicating throughout their entire day. It’s become harder to distinguish between screen time and just … time.
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Common Sense Things to Know About Parental Controls
From simple content filters to robust home network solutions, new parental controls offer a range of media-management options.
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30 Cool Things Kids Can Learn Online (for Free!)
From Common Sense Media: links, videos, and instructions for really fun family projects.
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Star Wars Age Guide
Find out which Star Wars movies, TV shows, games, and apps are appropriate for every age.
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5 Reasons You Don’t Need to Worry About Kids and Social Media
Discover the ways social media can be a force for good in the lives of kids and teens, and help them maximize the benefits.
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10 Ways Tech Makes Life Easier for New Parents
New parents get to experience some of the toughest, and most rewarding, times of their lives. But the challenges can be handled with planning, patience, and technology.
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Quiz Time: How Well Do You Know J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and The Inklings?
Best friend to JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis, Charles Williams is the sometimes overlooked – but incredibly influential – member of their writing group, “the Inklings.”
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14 Tools to Turn Game-Obsessed Kids into Genuine Game Designers
When you look at your kids playing video games, you might worry they’re wasting time and energy passively staring at a screen and pressing buttons. But what if their play time was actually a creative outlet that fostered their imaginations?
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Top Five Kids’ Tech Toys of 2014
They say good things come in small packages. Tech toys may not be the biggest items your kids will unwrap this year, but they certainly will be chock-full of good stuff.
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10 Popular Video Games That May Be Too Much for Your Kids (and What to Play Instead)
We highlight some of the most popular, but violent, titles of the past year and provide alternatives the whole family can enjoy.
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The 10 Best Kid-Friendly Minecraft Channels on YouTube
If your kid spends as much time watching Minecraft videos as playing the game, here’s a guide to the best YouTube Minecraft channels for kids.
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24 Video Games You Can Say Yes to After School
Kids can learn all kinds of things, from social studies to social skills, with these great apps and games.
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13 Digital Hacks to Make Tech Work Better for Your Family
Tips, tricks, and techniques every parent should know to help kids and families enjoy media and technology more.
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8 Videogame Heroines to Inspire Your Daughters
While the realm of videogames often seems male-dominated, there are plenty of great female heroes to point your kids at too. Here are a few inspiring characters you might want to introduce them to.
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10 Apps to Play with Dad
Whatever Dad’s into — from sports to science — we have an app he and the kids can play together.
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