Can your child tell fact from fake online?
Most kids can't, despite being raised on technology. Here's how to help your child learn what to trust online.
Like a Sponge podcast: Their own devices
Kids and screens are inseparable. What鈥檚 it really doing to their brains?
Does your teen have a digital curfew?
A new study finds devices at bedtime are cutting into teens鈥� much-needed sleep time and directly impacting their mental health.
Texting sexy pictures can get tweens into hot water. Here鈥檚 the lowdown on sexting in middle school.
As screen time goes up, grades go down
Study shows that as children's screen time goes up, their grades fall.
Expert Yalda T. Uhls answers the question: are our screen-addicted kids frying their brains?
Child psychologist Yalda Uhls shares data on how kids are using digital media and offers advice to help parents relax 鈥斅燼nd manage screen time.
My daughter is sexting!
When one mom discovered that her daughter's been sexting, she turned to parenting expert Annie Fox for advice.
My teen is glued to a screen
When your child's life revolves around screen time, how do you raise an emotionally intelligent, yet tech-savvy, kid?
How social media fuels kids' desire for fame
How often your child updates her profile, tags pictures, and talks on her cell matters 鈥� unless you鈥檙e raising the next Taylor Swift (in which case, carry on).
It鈥檚 time for Hour of Code
Join the the global movement to introduce every child to essential STEM skills.
Sexual behavior: what teens learn from media
If you don't talk to your kids about your own values and expectations about sex, the main input they'll get is from the media. Here are some guidelines to help you.
Common Core testing for kids with LD
What parents need to know about Common Core tests, and challenges for kids with learning issues.
How video games affect a child's brain
Our kids love gaming 鈥� should we worry about the effects on their developing brains?
5 tips for encouraging reluctant readers (and common mistakes to avoid)
Not all kids enjoying reading as much as their parents might like. Here are some ways to draw your reluctant reader into a good book.
9 secrets to managing your child's screen time
When you limit screen time, you give your child the gift of more time to read, engage in active play, and be a healthier child.
Your child's brain on technology: social media
Social media isn't going anywhere, so parents need to understand how it affects kids and determine what role it should play in our children's lives.
Tech and the brain: tablets
How do e-readers and tablets compare to good ole print-on-paper books when it comes to learning? Find out in part 4 of our series on tech and your child's brain.
Is there a TV in your child's room?
Research shows having a boob tube in your kiddo's bedroom can be far more damaging than we ever knew.
There's an app for that feeling
New tech tool helps kids and parents regulate a rainbow of emotions to build their EQ.
If video games could make us better
A new app aims to impart social-emotional skills, via purging dark energy, dog and cat politics, and deep breathing.
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