technology

The best tablets for your family in 2019

The best tablets for your family in 2019

Looking to buy a tablet or upgrade your current one? Whether for homework, ebooks or entertainment, the entire family can enjoy these five best bets.

Avery Swartz

Excessive screen time in kids under 5 is worse than we thought

Excessive screen time in kids under 5 is worse than we thought

A Canadian study of more than 2,500 families suggests that too much screen time in toddlers and preschoolers is connected with developmental delays.

Lisa Kadane

14 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada in February 2019

14 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada in February 2019

Every month, Netflix Canada adds family-friendly shows and movies for your kids to stream. Here's what's coming up in February 2019.

Today's Parent

5 ways to block porn on your kid's devices

5 ways to block porn on your kid's devices

It's not always easy to prevent kids from seeing explicit content online, but here are some ways to limit what shows up on their devices.

Caroline Knorr

10 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada in January 2019

10 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada in January 2019

Every month, Netflix Canada adds family-friendly shows and movies for your kids to stream. Here's what's coming up in January 2019.

Kim Shiffman

What parents should know before buying Google Home or Amazon Echo

What parents should know before buying Google Home or Amazon Echo

Find out what these devices can do, how well they work, and what the privacy issues are before you introduce one into your house.

Caroline Knorr, Common Sense Media

12 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada in December 2018

12 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada in December 2018

Every month, Netflix Canada adds family-friendly shows and movies for your kids to stream. Here's what's coming up in December 2018.

Kim Shiffman

18 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada in November 2018

18 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada in November 2018

Every month, Netflix Canada adds family-friendly shows and movies for your kids to stream. Here's what's coming up in October 2018.

Kim Shiffman

Build A Bot Unicorn

Build A Bot Unicorn

Build A Bot Unicorn is a unique STEM toy that teaches kids the basics of robotics as they build—and the finished robot is pretty cute!

Crayola Colour Chemistry Lab Set

Crayola Colour Chemistry Lab Set

The Crayola Colour Chemistry Lab Set includes basic supplies and instructions for over 50 colour-based experiments to encourage young scientists.

Create with Clay Dinosaurs

Create with Clay Dinosaurs

Create with Clay Dinosaurs is a fun DIY kit that comes with modelling clay, dino skeletons and the tools for kids to bring prehistoric creatures to life.

Manhattan Toy STEM Blox

Manhattan Toy STEM Blox

Manhattan Toy STEM Blox help teach young kids about stacking and building, letters and numbers, and even simple math problems and basic word building.

SmartLab Spa Soaps Forest Friends

SmartLab Spa Soaps Forest Friends

From flowers and acorns to cute woodland creatures, making soaps with SmartLab Spa Soaps Forest Friends is good clean fun!

Ravensburger GraviTrax Starter Set

Ravensburger GraviTrax Starter Set

The Ravensburger GraviTrax Starter Set gives kids a hands-on introduction to physics, with helpful quizzes and a user-friendly design.

Brio World Smart Engine with Action Tunnels

Brio World Smart Engine with Action Tunnels

Classic trains and smart technology come together to make Brio World Smart Engine with Action Tunnels the toy that your preschooler will love playing with.

STEM Amusement Park Set

STEM Amusement Park Set

STEM Amusement Park Set will have your kid deeply engaged into building sophisticated structures, all while learning the science that makes them work.

Snap Circuits Bric: Structures

Snap Circuits Bric: Structures

Elenco Snap Circuits Bric: Structures will keep your curious kiddo busy building their elaborate structures while learning about the basics of electricity.

15 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada in October 2018

15 kids’ movies and shows coming to Netflix Canada in October 2018

Every month, Netflix Canada adds family-friendly shows and movies for your kids to stream. Here's what's coming up in October 2018.

Kim Shiffman

5 simple screen-time rules from a teacher who’s seen them work

5 simple screen-time rules from a teacher who’s seen them work

Take it from a middle-school teacher and mom: Kids need to manage their online activities—and parents need to help them do it.

Rebecca Young, Common Sense Media

I love my Fitbit but I'm not letting my daughter have the kids' version

I love my Fitbit but I'm not letting my daughter have the kids' version

I'm super chill about my seven-year-old's use of technology. But I won't let her wear a Fitbit Ace, the Fitbit for kids, or any other activity tracker.

Avery Swartz