Media + Technology

After our daughter Everly was born, we were obsessed with the Wonder Weeks app. It was awesome. It helped us track when she may be in a developmental milestone, what she was learning and how that might show up in her...

Some of you are awesome at buying and selling second-hand stuff. You’re comfortable with navigating various websites or apps, social media buying/selling groups and consignment racks to find good deals or to sell the stuff you no longer need....

According to experts, children can lose 20-50% of their school year gains in reading and math each summer. These learning losses (called the 'summer slide') become even more dramatic as students move from elementary school into middle and high...

Jury duty, paying for used car repairs, having major dental work, or dealing with an abnormal pap are all necessary "adulting" duties I dread, but nothing beats having to educate parents about internet safety for their children. Sometimes I...

When I first heard that schools were transitioning to online learning due to the coronavirus, my first thought was, “But what about all the kids without home internet?” While teachers are being amazing and reassuring families that we're all...

Dear Sweet Babies, I know that you think I'm being mean. I know that you are trying to understand how the iPad, iPhone, TV, computer or DS something or other will "rot your brain." (It won't.) I know that you...

  In your house, every other sentence starts with "In Minecraft..." and the kids throw out strange words like 'Enderman' and 'The Nether'. It spreads to other areas of their life, and soon you are swimming in Minecraft branded T-shirts,...