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Our Friends' Favorites: Books with Great Female Characters
• June 14, 2013 • Categories: We recommend, Celebrity influence on kids
Communications Manager
If you're reading this blog, chances are you care about finding great media for your kids and that you want to spread the word about books, movies, and other media that you love. That's why we're... read more
5 Things You Need to Know This Week: Father's Day, Google, Facebook Hashtags, Sesame Street, and More
• June 13, 2013 • Categories: Common Sense news
Editorial Content Coordinator
We've been celebrating Father's Day all week with a series of guest dad bloggers and round-ups of some of our favorite fellas in movies, books, and TV. read more
Trusting Ourselves to Keep Kids Safe in a Digital World
• June 13, 2013 • Categories: Father's Day
Manager, Social Media and Online Community
This post was contributed by Joe Kelly as part of our Father's Day series. We're celebrating awesome dads this week by letting them share stories, tips, and tribulations from their own homes and... read more
Q&A: How do I prevent the dreaded "summer slide"?
• June 12, 2013 • Categories: Summer fun, Ask our parenting editor
Parenting Editor | Mom of one
Summer slide -- when kids forget what they learned from the school year -- is pretty common. But there's one proven method for preventing it: reading. Kids who read a lot over the summer not only... read more
Father's Day: More Than Just A Brand New Tie
• June 10, 2013 • Categories: Father's Day, Healthy media habits
CEO and Founder | Dad of four
Many of you know me as the Founder and CEO here at Common Sense Media. I'm also an author, professor, and civil rights attorney. But as the dad of four kids -- 20, 18, 15, and 9 -- I spend my days... read more
Geek Dad Finds Peace at Home with Screen-Time Tokens
• June 10, 2013 • Categories: Father's Day
Manager, Social Media and Online Community
This post was contributed by Jonathan Liu as part of our Father's Day series. We're celebrating awesome dads this week by letting them share stories, tips, and tribulations from their own homes and... read more
I Use My iPhone to Be a Better Parent
• June 10, 2013 • Categories: Cell phone parenting
Senior Editor, TV and DVD | Mom of two
I'm a full-time working mom and one of growing number of female primary breadwinners in the United States. One of the perks of my work is that I occasionally get to travel to different parts of the... read more
5 Things You Need to Know This Week: ConnectED, BookExpo, Google Art Project, Jay-Z, and More
• June 6, 2013 • Categories: Common Sense news
Editorial Content Coordinator
Lots of media news circulating this week, including President Obama's announcement in Mooresville, NC, of an important new education initiative, attended by our founder, Jim Steyer. We also responded... read more
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