Making YouTubeKids Safer for Kids
April 2, 2018Kids love videos— the sillier the better. And it’s a rare parent who hasn’t used them to secure a little quiet time. Today YouTube is, by far, the largest source of videos of all kinds. When they created an app for children in 2015, many parents assumed the content would be carefully curated and reliably child-friendly.
Tech Gifts—For People Who Truly Need Them
December 1, 2017Gift-giving holidays are all about gadgets these days.
What To Do About Bullies
November 1, 2017In the past year, many communities and schools report an increase in the number of incidents in which children are harassed because of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or political point of view.
What to consider before using GPS to track your kid
October 2, 2017Sooner or later, most parents lose a kid— usually for only a few minutes. Even if it’s brief, the experience is heart-stopping. And it’s given rise to a whole new industry— GPS tracking for kids. Some parents turn to GPS because the world seems scarier than it was when they were kids. Others want an
Are We Addicted to Cellphones?
September 1, 2017How much time did your kids spend with their cellphones yesterday? When was the last time you checked yours? If contemplating these questions makes you uncomfortable, you’re not alone. Cell phones dominate our lives in part because they are designed to do precisely that according to Tristran Harris, a tech entrepreneur who worked for a
Raising Kids who can Code
August 2, 2017Even kids who aren’t likely to choose programming as a career can benefit from learning something about it