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.
Continue ReadingFrom communication to motor skills, learning through play is a wonderful motivator for kids with challenges.
Continue ReadingHelp your kids tune out the noise and tune into age-appropriate resources for political news.
Continue ReadingParents 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.
Continue ReadingIf 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.
Continue ReadingIt 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.
Continue ReadingOnce, during the middle of a long drive, my then-preschooler hit me with an unexpected question: “Mommy, is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer real?”
Continue ReadingToys 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.
Continue ReadingWhat’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.
Continue ReadingWhat’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.
Continue ReadingToday’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.
Continue ReadingFrom simple content filters to robust home network solutions, new parental controls offer a range of media-management options.
Continue ReadingFrom Common Sense Media: links, videos, and instructions for really fun family projects.
Continue ReadingFind out which Star Wars movies, TV shows, games, and apps are appropriate for every age.
Continue ReadingDiscover the ways social media can be a force for good in the lives of kids and teens, and help them maximize the benefits.
Continue ReadingNew 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.
Continue ReadingBest friend to JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis, Charles Williams is the sometimes overlooked β but incredibly influential β member of their writing group, βthe Inklings.β
Continue ReadingWhen 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?
Continue ReadingThey 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.
Continue ReadingWe highlight some of the most popular, but violent, titles of the past year and provide alternatives the whole family can enjoy.
Continue ReadingIf 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.
Continue ReadingKids can learn all kinds of things, from social studies to social skills, with these great apps and games.
Continue ReadingTips, tricks, and techniques every parent should know to help kids and families enjoy media and technology more.
Continue ReadingWhile 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.
Continue ReadingWhatever Dad’s into — from sports to science — we have an app he and the kids can play together.
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