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Ah, balance bikes. My two-year-old is hoofing around on one right now. An early introduction to cycling that can give a kid a bit of confidence on two wheels before introducing the complication of pedals. What that thing needs, says Spanish company Mon… Continue reading Mondraker’s Grommy “e-balancebike” is a motorcycle in all but name
3Doodler has today launched a 3D printing pen specifically designed for pre-schoolers and above. The 3D Build & Play package comes with a low-heat drawing device, character and accessory molds and colorful backdrops to encourage learning through play.C… Continue reading 3Doodler cranks out print and play learning package
A new study has concluded young people today rate similarly on interpersonal skills compared to those who grew up in the 1990s. The research suggests smartphones, screen-time, and social media have not negatively affected kids’ social skills, and moder… Continue reading Concerns over kids’ screen-time a modern-day “moral panic”, says study
Strange times, these. But equally, a time to focus on new things and indeed a time to pursue experiences we might not have done otherwise. As Ari now spends his days learning from home, I wanted to really start focusing more on his coding not just for his own benefit,
Today is Safer Internet Day which marks the annual occurrence of parents thinking about their kids’ online presence (before we go back to thinking very little about it tomorrow!) It’s also the day the Courier-Mail here in my home state of Queensland published a piece on sharenting or as Wikipedia
Continue reading Sharenting, BYOD and Kids Online: 10 Digital Tips for Modern Day Parents
It’s revamping Messenger Kids with new parental controls and updated information on its children’s data policy. Continue reading Facebook will let parents see kids’ chat history, peer into inbox
Geez time flies. It’s just a tad under 4 years ago that I wrote about teaching kids to code with code.org which is an amazing resource for young ones to start learning programming basics. In that post I shared a photo of my then 6-year-old son Ari holding a
Continue reading Kids and Code: Object Orientated Programming with Code Combat
The FTC can fine content creators up to $42,530 per violation – even though they don’t collect, receive, nor have access to kids’ data. Continue reading YouTube to treat all kid-aimed videos like they’re COPPA-liable
Thinking of giving a young person an internet-connected ‘smart’ toy this Christmas? You may want to think again. Continue reading FTC warns Christmas buyers that smart toys are a security risk
For researchers at testing outfit AV-Test, the SMA M2 kids’ smartwatch is just the tip of an iceberg of terrible security. Continue reading Kids’ smartwatch security tracker can be hacked by anyone