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The Ultimate Parent Guide to YouTube
By Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media Parenting Editor Smosh, Good Mythical Morning, PewDiePie — the names may not mean much to you, but chances are your kids are on a first-name basis. Their funny...
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7 Media Resolutions Every Family Should Make in 2017
Written by Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media Working out and eating right are at the top of most people’s New Year’s resolutions. But as tough as those are, nothing compares with the challenge of a...
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10 Tips on How to Avoid the Summer Slide
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...
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21 Things to Do Inside on a Snow Day
By Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media parenting editor Is there any day of the year that kids look forward to more than a snow day? After the snowball fights, snow angels, and snowman building, it’s...
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The 10 Best Kid-Friendly Minecraft Channels on YouTube
If Minecraft has taken over your kids and you hardly know who they are or what they’re talking about anymore, you’re in good company. But, although you may love that the game helps build 21st-century...
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7 Media Resolutions Every Family Should Make in 2017
Written by Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media Working out and eating right are at the top of most people’s New Year’s resolutions. But as tough as those are, nothing compares with the challenge of a...
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A Whole Summer of Family Movie Nights
This post was syndicated with permission from Common Sense Media. Who doesn’t love family movie night? You can bond, talk about the movies, and, most importantly, have fun. But finding the right movie...
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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...
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7 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....
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10 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...
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How 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...
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6 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...
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How 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...
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A 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...
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How 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...
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7 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...
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Use 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...
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How 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...
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20 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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