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How to Keep Your Kids Happy, Safe, and Connected During the Pandemic

March 31, 2020 Mimi Ito Activities, Guides, How To, Parenting, Reviews

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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CodeSpark Academy: Fire or Fizzle?

August 23, 2019 Christy Matte Reviews

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

March 8, 2019 Matthew Farber Parenting, Reviews

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?

August 6, 2018 Christy Matte Parenting, Reviews

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

July 23, 2018 Matthew Farber Reviews

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

June 11, 2018 Katie Salen Reviews

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?

May 7, 2018 Christy Matte Reviews

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

April 23, 2018 Christy Matte Reviews

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

March 26, 2018 Christy Matte Reviews

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!

March 5, 2018 Beth Hayden Reviews

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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