How sandbox games like Minecraft can help kids with autism
If you haven’t heard of the game Minecraft, there’s a good chance that you been living on a different planet from your children over the past few years. Minecraft is […]
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4 Tips for Helping Your Teen Improve Visual Working Memory
We use the term “photographic memory” to describe someone with a better-than-average ability to recall visual details. While the evidence of people with actual eidetic memories is limited, we all […]
Setting Limits: When a Play Diet Isn’t Working
Use this excellent listing of tools to limit access and time to technology. These are particularly helpful when kids refuse to stop playing or may be using technology inappropriately.
Five best apps for reading, Christmas 2014
Reading can be fun, even for a child who struggles in school. There are some great apps that practice reading skills in engaging ways that ensure your child will want […]
Five Best Apps for Tweens and Teens with ADHD, Christmas 2014
There are dozens of great apps that can be powerful tools for helping children cope with the symptoms of ADHD. Given the fact that more than 80% of children ages […]
Top 5 Games for Younger Kids, Christmas 2014
2014 has seen the introduction of the next generation of gaming consoles, but many of the best games for these consoles are designed with older kids in mind. If your […]
Top 5 Smart Toys for 2014 Holiday Giving
What’s a smart toy? It’s a toy that’s made intelligent by electronics—like on-board computer chips, robotics, sensors, or speech recoginition. Sometimes smart toys are complete unto themselves, and sometimes they work with a computer, pad, or phone. All smart toys are real objects kids can touch and play with.
Setting Limits: Limiting Children’s Screen Time Through Curation
What if you thought of yourself as the custodian of your child’s entertainment library? Curating, or choosing, the type of content your children can access is one approach to limiting […]
Why parents don’t play video games with their kids
Have you ever kicked the soccer ball around in the backyard with your child? Gotten out the crayons and markers and drawn and colored with them? Sat […]
Setting Limits: 7 Steps Toward Limiting Screen Time
In an ideal world kids and adults alike would always choose to engage in healthy play and leisure activities. The need for limiting screen time and helping kids recognize that […]
