Video games are everywhere — on computers, tablets and phones. They are so widespread, a careful parent may feel like keeping kids away from them is a hopeless battle. But new research suggests you may not want to: A review 

It’s been a strange couple of weeks. For some reason, July has been a very hot month. These lazy days of summer are always just a bit long, and the girls and I spend a lot of time looking at 

Children are born with an innate understanding of basic math concepts, even if they don’t have the language or understanding necessary for application. For instance, studies show that babies have an abstract sense of numbers – meaning they know a 

It’s not enough of a story to warrant a lengthy review, but it’s also a book too good to ignore. Around the World in 80 Puzzles is a book full of puzzle activities for kids. The games in it are designed 

Every able-bodied adult takes hand-eye coordination for granted. But the abilities to put on mascara or take a chip from bag to mouth are advanced motor skills requiring us to process information about size, distance, and depth. This kind of coordination feels 

At The Swaddle, we love science, even if we were always better at writing. One team member remembers a brief, if passionate, obsession with a junior science kit at the age of 7. Another remembers bouts of what her family still 

Look out your window and count how many trees you can see – if you have to use both hands, you’re lucky. Once upon a time, we looked to the great outdoors for everything from sustenance to entertainment, but with 

If you examine the childhoods of great inventors, you’ll notice all had one thing in common: None of them had iPads; if Christiaan Huygens had been able to play Temple Run all day, we’d still be telling time by the slant of the sun. 

The struggle to get our children to focus in a noisy, technology-soaked world bedevils every parent. We all know that we are commanded to help them focus on homework, a game, a book, or even on what we are saying 

An illustrated retelling of the story of Diwali. A lesson about the phases of the moon that ends in an Oreo snack. A jigsaw puzzle featuring the animal kingdom in the middle of the jungle. These are just some of 

Parents are all-too familiar with the competitive undertone of milestone stories. “She was reading at 3!” is subtly countered by, “He was walking at 1!” While parents may differ in how they choose to celebrate these milestones, what is universally true is 

December brings with it excitement and hope for families – the promise of a new year, the (sometimes) cold days, friends and relatives who visit for the holidays. The end of the year is a whirlwind of events and activities, and 

We’re huge fans of learning through play. Arts and crafts, puzzles and experiments are all hands-on educational activities for kids that make new ideas exciting and the “lessons” stick. Bazinga Box is a start-up that uses all of these —  puzzles, games, toys, stories, 

It was seven o’clock in the evening. My wife and I looked up at one another with weary satisfaction. We did it. We survived a 4-year old’s birthday party hosted at our home. Kids’ birthday parties have, along with so 

Oh, the road trip—has ever a mode of travel been so romanticized? From 3 Idiots to Finding Fanny, from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara to Piku, long car rides with friends or family can be an adventure like no other. Of 

The school year is about ready to start and with it the merciful end of the summer months of ennui for my two kids. When I was a child, there were summer camps we could go to for two weeks 

No computer in existence is as complex as the human brain. Every second of our lives, this seat of conscious thought receives and processes information and transmits vital signals throughout our bodies. Experts estimate that the brain sends out 50 

Every week, we scour the web to bring you interesting bits and pieces from around the world. Enjoy! Our Place In The Universe It’s a fine line between self-reflection and navel-gazing. Watching this video of time-lapse views of the Earth from