5 Conversations to Have with Your Kids After “Incredibles 2”
By Betsy Bozdech Pixar’s highly anticipated sequel Incredibles 2 picks up immediately after The Incredibles, exploring the Parr family’s dynamics and eventually pitting them against a villain named...
View Article7 Podcasts for Little Kids
By Frannie Ucciferri Your kid’s new favorite magazine might just be … a podcast for little kids? That’s right, Goofus and Gallant from Highlights magazine are going high-tech, and they’re not alone....
View Article10 Tips on How to Avoid the Summer Slide K-12
In my former life as a teacher, we often talked about how to avoid the Summer Slide. What IS the Summer Slide? Johns Hopkins University researchers Karl Alexander, Doris Entwisle, and Linda Olson...
View ArticleHow do I avoid back-to-school marketing madness?
It’s no wonder that stores are marketing big-ticket items such as electronics and pushing costly new school supplies as must-haves for school. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), today’s...
View Article6 Skills Every Kid Should Know Before Kindergarten
Kindergarten readiness is more about “soft skills” than the ABCs and 123s. By Common Sense Media Editors Stressed out about your kid’s entry into kindergarten? Scouring the app store for resources to...
View ArticleHow to Talk to Teens About Dealing with Online Predators
By Christine Elgersma We might not want to think about our kids dealing with creepy people online. But for many parents, it’s the scariest thing about our kids’ digital lives. Although only 9 percent...
View ArticleA Step-by-Step Plan for Setting Up Parental Controls
You’d probably love to have a little more control over your kids’ online lives. And sometimes — like when they play multiplayer games, join social media, or binge-watch YouTube — you’d like a lot of...
View ArticleHow to Choose the Right Books for Your Kids
Have you ever seen your kids confused by a too-intricate plot, frustrated by words and references they don’t understand, or upset after grappling with a scene or a story that was steamier or more...
View Article7 Movies for Little Kids Coming to Theaters This Winter
by Frannie Ucciferri 10/25/2018 Kids have a lot to look forward to during the winter months. There’s time off from school, the excitement of opening presents, and, for many families, a fun tradition...
View ArticleUse Your Phone Less (with Tools from Apple, Google, Snapchat and More)
The internet invasion started slowly. But then it came all at once. Suddenly, we’re checking email at 3 a.m., fighting with our kids to make them shut down their devices, and staring at screens...
View ArticleHow to Protect Your Kid from “Fortnite” Scams
You were just getting used to your kid’s obsession with Fortnite, and now, all you hear about is V-Bucks. V-Bucks, like Robux on Roblox, are Fortnite‘s in-game currency. Players use them to buy the...
View Article20 Best Podcasts for Kids, Tweens & Teens
By Frannie Ucciferri What if something out there had your kid begging you to turn off the TV or tablet, put away the video games, and listen to a story? It seems practically impossible in today’s...
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