When we launched Connected Parenting back in 2016, we couldn’t have imagined our quiet corner of the kid-friendly Internet overflowing with new visitors because of
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Author: Mimi Ito
Announcing Our 2019 Summer Camps in Minecraft and Esports
We’re happy to announce our slate of 2019 online summer camps in Minecraft and Esports. Choose from week-long Survival, Adventure, Creative Camps and more. We
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Coding For Girls? Empower Your Daughter with STEM
Coding for Girls – Now is the Time to Shine STEM is a buzzword increasingly touted by educators and the media. But what does it
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How to Shed Distracted Parenting Guilt and Transform into a Digital Hero
Today’s outcry over distracted parenting can shade into unhelpful parent shaming. So let’s drop the finger wagging and technology blaming, and look at what actually works for real families having fun together.
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How to Make Gaming Time Family Time
Connected Camps’ co-founder and CEO reviews the research on playing games with your kids, talks to three game-savvy parents, and reflects on her own parenting experiences to gauge how gaming with kids does or doesn’t work out in real life.
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All the Magic of Summer Camps, Online – Announcing Our 2018 Summer Camps in Minecraft
We’re happy to announce our slate of 2018 online summer camps in Minecraft. Choose from week-long Survival, Adventure, or Creative Camps. We offer co-ed or
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Connected Camps in 2018
2018 promises to be a big year for Connected Camps, and I am writing to share recent and anticipated changes. First, a Look Back Connected
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How I Bonded with My Son by Ignoring Gaming Limits
How to manage kids’ gaming time is a hot parenting topic. Parents worry about gaming “addiction,” “Minecrack,” and their kids’ lack of enthusiasm for offline
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The 3 Essential Elements of Kid-Friendly Online Communities
It’s hard to avoid trolls and haters on the Internet these days. Even parents who see how the Internet can be good for kids might
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What a Minecraft Server for Kids with Autism Teaches Us About Haters and Allies
One of my Internet heroes is Stuart Duncan, founder of Autcraft, a Minecraft server for kids with autism and their families. After blogging about autism
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