Parenting, Media, and Everything In Between
9/16/2019
Vice President, Common Sense Latino | Mom of two
It's been a tough year for the Latinx community in the United States. After the targeted attacks in El Paso, Texas, the inhumane treatment of migrant children at the border, and continued lack of... read more
It's been a tough year for the Latinx community in the United States. After the targeted attacks in El Paso, Texas, the inhumane treatment of migrant children at the border, and continued lack of... read more
Your kid has finally made a convincing case for their own phone, and you've decided they're ready. As luck would have it, your device is still perfectly functional and would make an excellent hand-me... read more
Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual event that celebrates and spreads awareness of Hispanic and Latino culture. Common Sense Media is joining the celebration by highlighting advice and great media... read more
Everyone loves those videos of stuff that's obviously fake: dogs talking like humans or Nick Offerman playing every role in Full House. But the same technology that enables these silly videos also... read more
What do The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby, Native Son, To Kill a Mockingbird, Fahrenheit 451, and The Adventures of Captain Underpants have in common? At... read more
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8/26/2019
Senior Parenting Editor | Mom of one
Good news, folks: You can cross off pencils and paper from your back-to-school shopping list. School-issued laptops and tablets are steadily replacing workbooks and practice packets. Yes, it's... read more
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8/15/2019
Senior Parenting Editor | Mom of one
If you and your kids went a little overboard on screen-time this summer, you're in good company. According to a Harris Interactive poll, about half of all parents say their kids watch more TV, play... read more
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8/15/2019
Vice President, Common Sense Latino | Mom of two
For many families, access to broadband Internet can be a challenge. The Federal Communications Commission has added broadband Internet service to the 30-year-old Lifeline program which subsidizes... read more
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8/12/2019
Guest blogger | Mom of one
This article is part of Common Sense Media's Parent Voices series, which provides a platform for opinions about parenting in the digital age. All ideas expressed are the writer's own.
Last year... read more
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8/8/2019
Vice President, Common Sense Latino | Mom of two
Like it did for many Latino families, the El Paso mass shooting hit home. It seems families like mine are being targeted in the most hateful way. I'm a naturalized citizen from Venezuela, my husband... read more
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8/5/2019
Senior Parenting Editor | Mom of one
Hate speech is all over the internet. Fueled by trolls, extremists, false information, and a group mentality, this kind of cruelty against a religion, ethnicity, sexual identity, gender, race -- or... read more
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8/5/2019
Senior Parenting Editor | Mom of one
Mass shootings. Nuclear weapons. A robbery at your local corner store. Where do you start when you have to explain this stuff to your kids? Today, issues involving violence, crime, and war -- whether... read more
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8/5/2019
Senior Parenting Editor | Mom of one
If it bleeds, it leads. The old newsroom adage about milking stories for sensationalism seems truer than ever today. And with technology doing the heavy lifting -- sending updates, tweets, posts, and... read more
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