Social Media Apps with a Video Twist
It seems like new social media apps are popping up every day. And that’s because, well, they are! Kids are always looking for something new, trendy and fun to use to connect with friends, and app makers are always trying to come up with something cool they can make a little money with. On top […]
What Should Parents Know About the Parler App
So, you’ve been hearing some mixed messages about a new social media platform called Parler and you’re wondering if there’s some connection to an old poem about a certain talkative spider and an innocent fly. In short, the answer is no. (Although, the app’s creators have compared it to a parlor room where an open […]
Predators and Gaming: What’s a Parent to Do?
Most moms and dads know about online predators who slime their way into social media and potentially threaten our kids in one way or another. But we may not have our guard held up quite as high when it comes to gaming. A mom named Kate was feeling pretty confident that she had her bases […]
What’s New and Streaming for June 2020
It’s June of 2020. But this year, instead of people longing to hit the great sunny outdoors, folks are yearning to get back indoors. We can’t wait to get back into the churches, restaurants, movie theaters and malls that have all been locked up tight for so long. But while you and yours are awaiting […]
Unreal Engine 5 Changes the Game (in Ways You Might Not Expect)
If you look up the term “game engine,” you see it defined as the “basic software of a video game.” But in reality, it’s more. A game engine is much more like a place; a software-development space or environment where gamemakers build their games. I start with that definition, because Epic games just revealed their […]
Music and Our Caged-In Days
Music is a healing balm. When you’re feeling down, depressed or struggling with being locked in your house, to the point of pacing around in your room like a caged cat with a bell tied to your tail (I’m not suggesting that I’m doing or feeling any of those things, mind you, ahem), music can […]
What’s the Cameo App? We’ll Tell You.
You heard your kids giggling about an app on their phone called Cameo. And though you didn’t want to start asking dumb questions and appear to be the uncool parent who hasn’t got a clue … you really don’t have a clue. Is Cameo problematic? Should you be making some parental decisions? What is this […]
What’s New and Streaming for Families for May 2020
It’s May 2020. And what a big, fat, hairy month it is. In fact, now that we’re in what seems like the third year of isolated coronavirus lockdown, big, fat and hairy are all very literal descriptors. So it’s only fitting that we give you a good-sized collection of less-than-hairy streaming family fare. Let’s get […]
What is This Thing Called Houseparty?
OK, so your socially-isolated kids have burned through their favorite books, games and streaming TV shows and are now asking … pleading … begging you to let them join in on this thing called a Houseparty. And as a protective parent, you harken back to days past when a house party was a usually teen-filled […]
What’s New and Streaming for Families for April 2020
April 2020 is here. And what an April it’s shaping up to be. Because of all the Covid-19 dangers, our minds are set on keeping a six-foot personal-space boundary and staying keenly aware of new shipments of toilet paper at the local store. Of course, more than any other recent April we’re also happy to […]