Parenting, Media, and Everything In Between
12/6/2019
Senior Editor, Parent Education | Mom of one
Not long ago, Google baked Digital Wellbeing -- its set of usage reports, notification controls, and settings to help you wind down -- into its operating system, offering Android users more control... read more
Not long ago, Google baked Digital Wellbeing -- its set of usage reports, notification controls, and settings to help you wind down -- into its operating system, offering Android users more control... read more
If your kids are at the age where you're considering buying a game console, now might be the right time. Whether you want the immersive virtual reality of the Sony PlayStation or the portability of... read more
Are smart speakers OK for kids? Will they steal your family's data? Are they listening to you eat dinner? Smart speakers can be cool -- but they're also confusing. Get answers to your most pressing... read more
More than six in 10 parents say their young kids interact with voice-activated assistants. Are you one of them? If you're weighing the pros and cons of products such as smart watches, smart speakers... read more
Ready to jump on the smart speaker train? If you're wondering if they're all that, you might be tempted by the many deals you're seeing this time of year. Though voice-activated home assistants can... read more
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11/19/2019
Associate Managing Editor | Kid at heart
The musical phenomenon Frozen highlighted the beauty and power of the sister bond. (And gave us all permission to belt out "Let It Go" at the top of our lungs.) Despite grief, loss, crazy ice storms... read more
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11/4/2019
Senior Parenting Editor | Mom of one
Whether or not you smoke cigarettes or support legalizing marijuana, you probably don't want your kids lighting up. But the rise of e-cigs, vaporizers like the Juul, and decriminalized pot may make... read more
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10/31/2019
Senior Parenting Editor | Mom of one
You may never have heard of half the folks your kids watch on YouTube. But YouTubers are super influential on kids, garnering millions (and, in the case of disgraced Swedish gamer PewDiePie, billions... read more
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10/29/2019
Senior Director of Research | Dad of two
Is there anything more frustrating than hearing "fine" when you ask your kid how their day was? It's the same feeling -- times 1,000 -- when we see our kids on their devices and have no clue what... read more
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10/22/2019
Associate Managing Editor | Kid at heart
The Fortnite frenzy seemed to come out of nowhere -- almost as if it dropped from a party bus in the sky. And now many parents are taking notice of this rollicking game where players fight to the... read more
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10/14/2019
Senior Parenting Editor | Mom of one
"School shootings" are two words no parent ever wants to hear in the same sentence. But news of these tragic events is now so familiar, the topic is unavoidable. Unlike other conversations you have... read more
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10/14/2019
Executive Editor, Education | Mom of two
Today's kids are impressively tech-savvy. But the digital world -- just like the non-digital world -- requires all kinds of skills that kids don't simply pick up as they go. Digital citizenship and... read more
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10/14/2019
Editorial Director | Mom of two
I admit I've thrown on a TV show and plopped my kid in front of the screen when I needed to get dinner on the table.
But on the occasions when I've sat down and watched my kids' shows with them, I've... read more
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