The traditional sounds of the holiday season—festive songs and crackling fires— will be spiced in many homes later this month by electronic blips, squawks, and fuzzy prerecorded voices pronouncing ...

The high-tech world of electronic educational tools offers your kids endless possibilities for hands-on learning fun. For maximum benefit, make sure the following six traits can describe the digital ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Many toys are marketed as “educational” but how exactly do you determine which toys promote children’s development? With the popularity of video games, tablets and other “kid tech” a ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Often marketed as educational, electronic toys have the ...

Now that my family is in full-on summer mode, it’s time to up the ante when it comes to integrating a little learning into my kids’ days. There are great websites for reading and math, but for a more ...

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As parents scramble to find the perfect gifts for their children this Christmas, new research suggests that electronic toys that light up, talk or play music might slow language development in ...

The '80s and early '90s were a magical decade for gadgets for kids. Computing power and display technology were evolving and cost effective enough to penetrate the toy market in a big way. Purely ...