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5 Books That Inspired Sarah Dessen
• June 14, 2013 • Categories: We recommend
Guest Blogger | Movie/DVD/Book Reviewer | Mom of three
We're so excited to have Sarah Dessen as a guest blogger at Making Sense, sharing five books that are dear to her heart as a writer. I first heard of the prolific young adult novelist four years ago... 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
The Sword, the Shield, and Lessons from the Wii
• June 12, 2013 • Categories: Father's Day
Manager, Social Media and Online Community
This post was contributed by Dave Webb 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
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
Find Great Books on Our Summer Reading List
• June 9, 2013 • Categories: Summer fun, We recommend
Senior Editor, Books | Mom of two
The summer before my son started eighth grade, I asked him what book turned him into a reader. I expected him to say To Kill a Mockingbird, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about segregated Alabama... 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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