Should HTML Coding be Taught in Schools?
A while a go, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg appeared in a video about coding via the group Code.org(you can watch the video here). Its a well put together video on the benefits of coding for kids.
How Do You Explain Death to Your Kids?
Recently I have found myself talking to my almost 4 year old about people dying and death. I suspect its partly because we (and I mean, me, my husband and our two kids) play Skylander Giants.
Smartphone Parenting: Apple, In-App Purchases and Apps
A while ago I wrote about an app game called Smurfs and how people could purchase an item called smurfberries. The kicker is that smurfberries cost real money and you can purchase smurfberries through in-app purchases. The Smurfs game is only one example of a seemingly free type of app game.
Online Privacy and Data: What Parents Need to Know
There are many components within technology – and two major ones that both governments and companies struggle with is online privacy and data. As a parent, it is important to me that the companies my kids interact with are following online privacy guidelines. This also applies to non-educational technology and data.
“Mom, Can I Tell You Something?”
I hear this question a lot from my oldest son, who is kindergarten. Hes been saying it for about a year now. I have tried to recall where he got it from and Im not sure, potentially from his old daycare but who knows.