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What's Really Best for Learning?
Wondering how "educational" that app your preschooler plays really is? Wishing for a...
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By Seeta Pai
(4.10.12)
learning, teachable moments
Teachable Moments
Kony 2012: When Do-Gooding Goes Viral
Kids viewed, shared, liked, disliked, and commented. They even criticized. By the time...
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By Shira Lee Katz
(3.20.12)
media influence, new this week, parenting in the digital age, teachable moments
Teachable Moments
How TV Can Save Your Daughter (Sort of)
When my 6-year-old daughter told me she hates her “fat thighs” the other morning, part of...
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By Sierra Filucci
(2.13.12)
role models, teachable moments, tv
Teachable Moments
10 Worst TV Role Models -- Part 1
What Are Kids Learning from TV Characters? When it comes to sex, violence, drinking,...
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By Sierra Filucci
(2.6.12)
family media, pop culture, stereotypes, teachable moments, tv
Teachable Moments
10 Worst TV Role Models -- Part 2
By the time we're adults, most of us have figured out the difference between the kind of...
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By Sierra Filucci
(2.6.12)
family media, pop culture, stereotypes, teachable moments, tv
Teachable Moments
Setting Rules When You're Surrounded by Video Games
Finding the right balance for using media in my kids' lives has always been a challenge....
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By Jinny Gudmundsen
(7.1.11)
setting limits, teachable moments, video games
Teachable Moments
No Harm, No Foul: Watching Sports as a Family
Between baseball, soccer, tennis, and endless highlight reels, you're probably...
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By Caroline Knorr
(6.28.11)
family time, sports, summer, teachable moments, tv
Teachable Moments
Just Play: Why Wii Tennis Won't Overtake the Courts
I've always believed in the importance of play in kids' lives. I'm talking...
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By Caroline Knorr
(3.31.11)
games, setting limits, teachable moments
Teachable Moments
5 Ways to Talk to Your Kids About Swearing -- and Why
Recently, my 5-year-old and I walked into a room full of kids playing video games at a...
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By Sierra Filucci
(2.28.11)
movies, music lyrics, teachable moments, tv
Teachable Moments
Tough Talk: How Parents Can Use MTV's Skins as a Jumping Off Point
MTV's teen drama Skins (a remake of the even edgier British series) showcases every...
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By Liz Perle
(1.26.11)
teachable moments, tv
Teachable Moments
Real or Virtual, Money Fuels the Gimmes
When my son first got into Club Penguin, I liked that the game was based on collecting...
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By Caroline Knorr
(12.9.10)
money, online behavior, teachable moments
Teachable Moments
Racy Talk: Kids Are Listening (and Learning)
Millions of kids saw Toy Story 3 earlier this summer, and many were frightened by the...
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By Caroline Knorr
(9.2.10)
health, movies, teachable moments, tv
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Out of Control: Lessons in an Online Feeding Frenzy
By now, you've probably heard the story of Jessi Slaughter, the 11-year-old girl...
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By Caroline Knorr
(7.22.10)
online, teachable moments
Teachable Moments
Is It OK for Kids to Do Homework on Facebook?
A lot of middle- and high-schoolers use instant messaging on Facebook to make sure they...
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By Caroline Knorr
(1.27.10)
computers, facebook, homework, teachable moments
Teachable Moments
Reading Rainbow Signs Off
It was with a surprising sadness that I read that PBS' third-longest-running series,...
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By Sandie Angulo Chen
(9.2.09)
teachable moments