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Eight ideas to make your device more usable for kids with special needs.
Read...From selfies to shout-outs, girls are using social media both to build up and break down their self-image.
Read...Getting kids off their devices is so tough... threatening doesn't work... two-minute warnings aren't the best option either.. what can you do?
Read...One kid's laugh riot is another's fright fest. Learn how to choose age-appropriate scary movies. Read...
More and more young people are embracing this idea and identifying as gender-fluid, and there are a handful of apps and games to reflect their experiences.
Read...Though it's best to start encouraging kids to be lifelong learners when they're little, it's never too late.
Read...The trick is to downsize -- not demolish -- your family's reliance on technology over the holidays. Read...
Every parent wants to raise a kid with a conscience — someone who'll do the right thing even when no one is watching.
Read...Eight clever and creative ideas for making reading time as fascinating as screen time. Read...