Ask to Buy: Is this parent-control feature that manages kids app downloads actually helpful?
When we were Apple newbies, my kids racked up quite a collection of paid apps before I realized what was happening. And I wasn’t the only one. Apple ended up refunding lots of parents money for apps their kids bought. Then they set up the Ask to Buy feature in...
A new WiFi booster that does way more than boost your WiFi. Take note, parents!
My internet at home has been so slow lately, so I recently upgraded to the top-of-the-line WiFi option our cable company offers. Even still, our service can get spotty when 6 people all arrive home, and want to get online at the same time. So I was excited for the...
The new Kudos app is like Instagram for kids. But will they use it?
My tweens know that I have a pretty strict policy about social media in our house. We won’t even have the conversation about setting up accounts for them on Facebook or Instagram until they’re the minimum age required by the app. And even then, I’ll...
The new hi-tech paper planner that’s blowing our minds
Even though I’ve become a strictly digital planner kind of person, but I do find myself missing paper planners. Well, Moleskine, who’s my long-time personal favorite source for old-school paper journals, has a brilliant new solution that’s exciting...
A high-tech umbrella even Mary Poppins would love.
Imagine me trying to get my four kids — and their backpacks, tennis gear, snacks for the Scout meeting, and awkward diaper bag — out of the car and into school . . . in the pouring rain. It looks a little like something you’d see on the...
A clever trick to boost your kids’ reading skills while they watch TV
During the dry spell of summer, when our favorite TV shows were in their off season, my 10-year-old daughter and I got hooked on a fun Korean high-school drama series. But while we watched I noticed something I didn’t expect: her reading skills improved. And...
How to disable an iPad touchscreen using Guided Access: A huge lifesaver for parents
My youngest child loves watching movies on our family iPad, but if your kids are like her, they can’t help tapping and touching the screen which then requires you to rewind, fast forward, or turn it back on 400 times. So when I found out how to disable the...
Pixel Kit: It’s Lite-Brite for the 21st-century tech-savvy kid. And it’s awesome.
If you were obsessed with Lite-Brite as a kid like I was, I bet you, er, your kids will love Pixel Kit, a new Lite-Brite-esque coding toy from Kano. It’s all the best of the quintessential ’80s toy, with the cool tech updates a 21st-century kid expects....
3 best laptop bags for teens that will last longer than a single semester | Back to School Tech 2017
Since more and more upper and middle schools are requiring laptops or iPads in the classroom, we wanted to take a look at the best laptop bags for kids. Our requirements: They have to offer good support for our kids backs with all that heavy tech in there, and enough...Creating Secure Passwords: The Easy, Step-by-Step Guide
44 Cool Alexa Skills to Know
Talking to Kids About the Ethics of ChatGPT
Join the most helpful community for tech-positive parenting
