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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Category: Reviews
CodeSpark Academy: Fire or Fizzle?
We review the ins and outs of codeSpark Academy, a coding app for younger kids meant to make coding accessible to all kids. Find out if this puzzle-based monthly subscription is worth the investment.
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Go Beyond Digital Babysitting: A Review of the YouTube Kids App
Learn how to use parental controls and filter content int he stand-alone Youtube Kids app. Is using this kid-friendly app the way to go?
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Learning Heroes: Epic or Fail?
Learning Heroes is a free website aimed at helping parents navigate the confusing and ever-changing waters of their kids’ K-12 educations. Learn what our reviewer had to say about its pros and cons.
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Family Life with Virtual Assistants: A Review of Echo Dot Kids Edition
Echo Dot Kids Edition is the child-friendly version of the hockey puck-sized smart speaker from Amazon. Learn about our “glows” and “grows” for this kid-focused personal assistant.
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LittleBigPlanet 2 Game Review: Spark a Love of Logic and Problem-Solving
LittleBigPlanet 2 (LBP2) is a puzzle-platformer game for the Playstation 3. The game gives players the chance to create and share their own levels, stories, music videos, and more.
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Kodu Game Lab Review – Game On or Game Over?
Kodu Game Lab is a free Microsoft program for Windows that allows kids to create their own games and share them with others. Find out what we liked and didn’t.
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Should Your Kids Live the LEGO Life? A Review
Product: LEGO Life is a social media app for kids who love all things LEGO. It is available on iOS and Android devices. Kids can
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Hands-on with Hopscotch: Coding for Kids
Product: Hopscotch is a free iOS app that allows kids to create and share their own games using a block-based drag-and-drop platform similar to Scratch.
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The Netflix for Books? – A Review of Epic!
Product: Epic! is a subscription-based ebook service for kids under 12. Your child can read ebooks on virtually any device, including iOS or Android mobile devices,
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