There's a new crop of coding toys for techie tykes
Want even your younger kids to join the tech revolution by learning to code? Maybe you should get them a robot—or at least a video game.
Want even your younger kids to join the tech revolution by learning to code? Maybe you should get them a robot—or at least a video game.
Software
Dec 16, 2015
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It's no longer tough to find coding toys for young kids. Here's a look at your current options. All of the toys are either sold through major retailers or online.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 16, 2015
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With my eldest kid entering middle school this fall, he and my wife and I were anxious about a lot of things.
Other
Aug 23, 2015
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It's back-to-school time for many kids across the country—but for students who are subject to bullying, school can be a daunting place to spend eight hours a day. One UT expert suggests empowering bystanders to help put ...
Social Sciences
Aug 12, 2015
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Teenagers who are incarcerated tend to have substantially worse outcomes later in life than those who avoid serving time for similar offenses, according to a distinctive new study co-authored by an MIT scholar.
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2015
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A coalition of consumer and child advocacy groups asked US regulators Tuesday to investigate Google's new YouTube app for children, claiming it inappropriately delivers too much advertising to young viewers.
Internet
Apr 7, 2015
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It's a simple claim made on thousands of personal care products for adults and kids: hypoallergenic. But what does that actually mean? Turns out, it can mean whatever manufacturers want it to mean, and that can leave you ...
Other
Mar 19, 2015
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YouTube on Thursday revealed plans for the US release of a mobile application built with children—and their parents' concerns—in mind.
Software
Feb 20, 2015
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The Walt Disney Co. is launching a new line of learning tools designed to help parents encourage kids 3 to 8 to learn outside of school. Disney Imagicademy begins with a series of mobile apps but will later expand into other ...
Software
Dec 4, 2014
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Two miniature horses trotted into a hospital. Doctors and patients did double-takes when the equine visitors ambled down long corridors in the pediatric unit at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center.
Plants & Animals
Dec 4, 2014
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