By Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media Executive Editor, Parenting Content
Distracted parenting has been a hot topic recently. Some experts link the rise in smartphone ownership to a spike in emergency room visits for kids under 5. Others...
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Today, I have a measured sense of how much trouble our environment is in. We have many challenges ahead of us, I realize. I also know that the wildlife in my backyard is not likely to drop dead today or even tomorrow.
I have arrived at...
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I love messy play. You might think I’m crazy — but simply put, messy play is how small children learn.
Though children learn something from any form of play, messy play is particularly suited for teaching creativity, encouraging scientific...
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By Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media Executive Editor, Parenting Content
If you own a smartphone, chances are, you love it. You take pictures of your kids, stay in touch with friends and family, keep up with the news, and text your spouse...
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By Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media parenting editor
Every parent wants to raise kids with strong character. Grateful, humble, compassionate, brave: We know these strengths lead to improved well-being, better relationships, and sound...
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It was date night. My husband and I were enjoying a quiet, relaxing dinner on the veranda of a nice restaurant when a young couple with a toddler was seated at the table next to us.
Now I’m not one to get irritated when children cry or get...
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By Erin Wilkey Oh, Common Sense Media Executive Editor, Education
Parents know firsthand the impact a poor night's sleep has on kids. Lack of sleep can contribute to crankiness, problems with attention and learning, behavior issues, and...
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By Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media parenting editor
We've all seen that dad yakking away on his cell phone at the playground while his 3-year-old resorts to increasingly desperate measures to get his attention. We've also been that...
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In 2002, Highlights magazine published an article that explained the Muslim observance of Ramadan. It happened to be the year after 9/11, but we’d been looking for a good article about Ramadan long before those tragic events. Highlights has a...
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By Sierra Filucci,Executive Editor, Parenting Content, Common Sense Media| | Mom of two
How's this for a scary statistic: Studies show that kids as young as 5 say they don’t like their bodies.
Common Sense Media's survey of body-...
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