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-Learn how Lifetouch is connected to Epstein -How that might affect our US School Picture Days -How to talk to your school, kids, and community -What to do now

-Learn how Lifetouch is connected to Epstein -How that might affect our US School Picture Days -How to talk to your school, kids, and community -What to do now

Haminations has extended his massive popularity as a Storytime Animator into a small card game empire. His latest is called Bull Shark.

We can thank the Wayan Brothers and an upstart FOX Network (ah, happier memories) for transforming the dull Super Bowl Halftime shows to a pop culture event that often overshadows even its famed commercials.

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Media Literacy for kids & grown ups- free! Patrons read early.

Media Literacy for kids & grown ups- free! Patrons read early.

As with most things, parents oversharing is not a new phenomenon. Writers as far back as A.A. Milne and J.M. Barrie based popular characters on their child or a child they knew. Today's dangers may be...

I haven't heard much about Zootopia 2, but I'll take any chance I can to sing its praises. Let's highlight how Judy and Nick are the perfect models against microaggressions.

One of our favorite YouTubers, North of the Border, dedicated his latest modeling project to the Starbucks baristas on strike.

When we first moved to Orlando with two friends to our name, I knew that Maker Faire was a place where we could find community.

Florida released new social studies standards that specifically re-examines Senator McCarthy and emphasized anti-communism messages for grades 9-12.

Another round of K Pop Demon Hunters Sing-Along screenings is scheduled for Oct. 30th-Nov 2nd. Rumi, Mira, and Zoe slammed through our entertainment siloes last summer, resonating across gender and ag...

With news breaking yesterday that the Florida Attorney General will join the mounting lawsuits against Roblox*, many parents jumped to ask why.

Listen to an inspiring talk with Author Kristin Bair on the mental load of motherhood and where menopause sits in This Moment in Media History.

Headline writers had a ball on on Thursday when Pope Leo XIV gave news agencies a pointed master class on morality and clickbait.

What is a 20-something Fortnite streamer doing playing Fortnite with California Governor Gavin Newsome?

Dr. Jane Goodall passed away while on an advocacy tour, her Institute has confirmed. Her name alone conjures the image of adventure, breaking glass ceilings, and an unparalleled devotion to saving and...

Adolescence feels to many parents like a deep dive into the manosphere and online symbology, yet even this phenomenal piece of art could only scratch the surface. So what can we learn from this stunni...

I focus on sharing historical, cultural, and emotional contexts through commentary and interviews with experts. With that in mind, here's recent news in kids media, specifically YouTube and what you m...

As I sat in the movie theater vacillating between laughing and crying for 80 minutes, I realized how important it would be for my boys to watch Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume. The ...

Around 2018, young actress Shiloh Nelson started uploading short sketches with her family to social media, which has now grown into the kind of media company that kids dream about. Shiloh & Bros (incl...

In brighter news, this is a very good app! I often gush about Hank Green and his good works on YouTube and beyond. He made an app called "Focus Friend" and it's adorable--plus might just help your chi...

It's been a rough few weeks for Roblox. But you wouldn't know it from their Roblox Developers Conference (RDC 2025) today (more on that below). The recent history of Roblox Safety in short:

Would you accept an invitation to a party from a stranger? Would you let someone you don’t know inside your house? Would you give a stranger your phone number? No? Not until college? Then don’t do tha...

Our family binging Haminations when I came upon his Kickstarter for the animated board game Hoard the Hams, I signed up to get the game.

Stephanie Mitchell believes that stories create empathy, and empathy is how we change the world.

As I cleaned out my files, I rediscovered this really lovely 2021 National Geographic article "Talking to Kids about advertising," where they used our Gatorade story as the introduction.

How parents can spot red flags that a Roblox game might be connected to a predator.

I am not under the delusion that Back to School means we have more time to read, but I can't keep quiet about these books for parents. Whether you need to know how to teach emotional literacy or yearn...

Ever wonder why “The Cat in the Hat” feels icky?

In recent years, creators will often post React videos but forget the main ingredient--a reaction. Those videos run so rampant that many have been accused of plagiarism.

I always enjoy reading Meg St-Esprit's work, and contributing is an honor! Here she lays out an excellent roadmap for the different ways to approach Digital Literacy.

Fortnite is certainly a hot topic among families, and I hear people try to describe this thing that happens....this ethereal idea that Dr. Emily Edlynn, PhD, pinpoints exactly: The Fortnite Creep.

I don't like to fearmonger, but every time I look at an app or software my kids want to download, it's a potential scam.

I want you--parents, caretakers, educators, nannies, babysitters, uncles, aunts, nuncles-- I want you to take some quiet moments to read or listen these special encouragements on parenting from truste...

What if I was that new mother, over a decade ago, desperately searching for answers about brain development and how to be a "good" mother? I would have been tempted by AI.

With Anne Frank's birthday and also the anniversary of The Diary of Anne Frank being published on June 26th, it unlocked a new road into how we learn history: memoir.

Given the WICKED: for Good trailer caused such excitement, we're revisiting our own coverage of the Wicked Witch of the West- two years ago, I explored the concepts of evil and good in relation to pop...