Tag: PARENTS

[Update] The folks from A Story Before Bed contacted us and have offered a coupon code that allows users to try the site including sharing a story for free. The code is good until the end of November. Just enter MT9C-WN6Y-TF6J at the point of checkout, when you're asked to pay for the story you recorded. Having to be away from your young children at bedtime is probably the absolute worst part ...

Where do you go when you know your kids love to watch online video content, but you're worried about what they might be seeing on YouTube? Totlol is a community-moderated video site for 6 month to 6 year olds, and they're hoping you'll think of them when it comes to kid vids. The moderators seem to be doing a good job gathering an age-appropriate collection of YouTube videos, although a few ...

In keeping the school theme we have been running with, a newer educational tool to enter the market is Edu 2.0. This web based education website that holds features for teachers, student and parents that aid in learning wherever the user is connected. There are four main sections to the site. A teaching section where teachers can host a class using a specially designed learning management system. ...

Thinking about getting a nanny cam? Why not try HowsMyNanny.com first. HowsMyNanny allows subscribers to get a unique license plate plaque that bolts on to strollers. Passersby can then report good or bad nanny behavior to the website, and parents will receive an email alert notification via email. This unique service was started by a New York prosecutor, and parent. HowsMyNanny has the main ...

Despite Microsoft's recent efforts to include parental controls in their products such as Windows, XBOX, and others, they say features alone are not enough. Microsoft is launching a campaign to help parents understand and take advantage of the features that exist in Microsoft products to protect their kids from unwanted content. The "Safety is no game" campaign aims to teach parents how to block ...