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eParenting and Parenting in the 21st Century
eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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There’s no surefire way to keep kids safe, but some toys are far riskier than others.
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Ultimately, screens are a part of modern life – children need to learn how to navigate them.
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Is a science kit, some Lego, or building blocks best for fostering kids’ STEM skills and creativity? Fear not – it’s not what’s in the box, but what happens after you open it, that’s most important.
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Here are some ideas for dealing with existing toys, as well as the upcoming influx of new ones.
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While many toys are now marketed as having specific learning outcomes, child development experts say all play is valuable
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Meditation toys to help kids manage their feelings. A Lego kit for coding, with a focus on problem-solving skills. And an Amazon video chat portal that uses holograms, games and puzzles to keep little ones engaged on calls.
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Toymakers are seeing growing demand for products like Pop It! that help children make sense of emotions and calm their anxiety.
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He loves the toys, all of them, I wish they’d never been invented. By Séamas O’Reilly
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Blame a capuchin monkey and pandemic anxiety for the latest toy craze.
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The toys we give to children and the traits they are assigned can have lasting impacts on their lives, writes Melissa Hogenboom.
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Here are five toys you can give the children in your life this Christmas to help develop the skills they need to take on the world.
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The enduring appeal of toys that need to be fed, changed, and rocked like human babies may be rooted in children’s desire to act like grown-ups.
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In an always-connected society, the internet of toys is the latest security concern
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There are dozens of coding toys on the market. Here are 10 of the best, and how our test kids responded.
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Gender stereotypes are at play in the way toys are marketed to boys, girls and their parents – and the implications could extend beyond the home.
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Parents have been warned about the potential dangers of giving their children a "mermaid tail" as a Christmas present.
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As a child, whenever I visited a toy shop and was confronted with row upon row of pink-lipped, glassy-eyed dolls, I couldn't have been less interested. Aside from the odd token Barbie
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In spite of her attempts to ban weapons from the house, Andie Fox's son discovered a passion for toy guns that left her wondering where she went wrong.
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Many parents are trying to turn their child into a "baby genius" by buying expensive games and gadgets instead of letting them learn naturally during play, according to an Australian education expert.
Associate Professor Michael Nagel, from the school of science and education at Queensland's University of the Sunshine Coast, said many parents wrongly believed they could speed up their child's development when instead children should be allowed to enjoy being kids.