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4 Ways to Motivate Kids to Read More

They say that the apple never falls far from the tree, but in my son’s case that’s not always true. And I mean that in

Games

Minecraft Play and Autistic Kids

If you’re a gamer, you feel pretty horrible don’t you? I mean, those poor old games á la video have had a lot of shade

Culture

Resolving to Change Our Media Habits

Editor’s Note: It’s nearly the dawn of a new year, and with the turn of the calendar many of us take stock of our lives

Culture

The Grandparent Factor

When my wife and I were shopping for a new home before the birth of our third child, one factor influenced our choice of neighborhoods

Games

In Pain? Play a Game

Can video games help children cope with pain? Many scientists say so. And they say the therapeutic effect may work on two levels. First, video

Culture

Smartphone? Or Smutphone?

Porn is everywhere. And it’s killing us. Hey, even Playboy says that pornography is soaking through every nook and cranny of our culture. The men’s

TV

Moving Sesame Street … to HBO

When I was a youngster watching Sesame Street, I always knew that it had its sponsors: Two letters and a number. “Sesame Street is brought

Culture

Getting Real (Fictionally, of Course)

Comedian Jim Gaffigan recently launched his very own sitcom titled, perhaps a bit uncreatively, The Jim Gaffigan Show. It’s on TV Land, and the show’s

Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology

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