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Cell Phones That Keep Parents and Children in Touch
Staying connected with your kids now involves technology. While back-to-school shopping means papers, pencils and knapsacks for most lil ones, some parents are also adding mobile phones to the supply list.
Thirty-eight percent of LilSugar readers said their children carry a cell phone with them, while 48 percent said they were against a school ban on the wireless devices.
Gadgets to Keep Your Kids Safe
Every mother has at least one of those moments when she starts to panic and thinks her child is missing. Sometimes the tot is hiding behind her leg or the youngster has crawled inside a clothing rack, but the instinct to search for them is the same. To help parents avoid dealing with this stress, there are several gadgets on the market to keep track of kiddos.
Cyber Babes: Study Shows Kids Are Well Connected
Even the littlest kids are well connected. According to a recent study by Nielsen Online, more children are catching the wave and surfing the net than ever before. Sixteen million US children between the ages of two and 11 were online in May of this year.
Blast Back From the Past: Simon
While today's tots are entertained by a variety of electronic games — many of which fit in the palms of their hands — most of their parents were first introduced to the concept with the simple, four-color memory game, Simon. After first hitting store shelves in 1978, Simon became the must-have toy of that holiday season. As the '80s progressed, the game became even more popular, showing up in feature films such as E.T.
Tech Toys That Foster Children's Creativity
The promise of warm weather and sunny skies may be upon us, but if you are living on either coast of the nation right now, you are little more than a wet rag with all of the rain we have received. Though swing sets and parks may be beckoning, the current forecast has kept many of us indoors. There are a number of new tech products on the market that will keep your lil ones flaunting their creativity and unaware of the fact that they have been cooped up for the past few days.
Mommy's Lil Helper: iFrogz Tadpole Wrapz
Regardless of how realistic the toy version looks, your lil one will want to get his hands on your electronic gear. Cell phones, BlackBerrys, iPhones and iPods are gleaming objects that seem to scream out, "Grab me from your mommy's hands!"
Keep your tot content and your gadgets secure with the iFrogz Tadpole Wrapz ($15).
Do You Video Chat With Distant Relatives?
I'm lucky enough to live in the same city as my parents and in-laws, but some of the moms at Sugar HQ live thousands of miles away from their tots' grandparents. To break the distance barrier, they use the web cams in their computers to iChat with their parents on a regular basis. They say the online video conversations allow their children to keep up their relationships with their grandparents and satisfy the grandparents' desires to see their loved ones on a more frequent than possible basis.
Motherhood Unplugged
My fingers clicked on the keyboard crafting articles, features, posts and antidotes long before I became a mother. But having my daughter and son has made me more conscious of the time I spend on the computer. It's inspired me to work smarter and faster and become quite the multitasker.
Web Browser Designed for Autistic Kids
Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey aren't the only ones advocating for families affected by autism. John LeSieur noticed his six-year-old grandson, Zac had a hard time navigating the web with all its sights and sounds and decided to lessen the autistic child's hardship. He designed the Zac Browser, a free software that according to the Associated Press, "essentially takes over the computer and reduces the controls available" making it easier for a child with the developmental disorder to focus.
Parental Investigators: Would You Spy on Your Child?
Growing up, I would have been mortified if my parents had read my diary where I divulged crushes and friendship woes. It was my personal way to journal the experiences.
Nowadays, many parents spy without having to sneak under beds or between mattresses.
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