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As calendars across the globe flipped from 2022 to 2023, the world too said farewell to the journalistic legend, Barbara Walters. It felt fitting that Walters' passing was announced around the same time an episode of "20/20" would have been airing on a Friday night, proving that even in her final moments, Walters was a consummate professional who had her timing down to a science. With a career spanning nearly 70 years, Walters became one of the most recognizable figures in the world, which made her ripe for parody and cultural inclusion. Just about every animated series under the sun had...

Technology has changed a lot since you were small. Your kids have probably mastered the features on your iPhone better than you have. So it's fine to admit it: It'd be kinda sweet if they had something of their own so that your phone wasn't perpetually doused in mystery slime. But too many restrictions or a hard "no" to devices at all could do more harm than good.Kids' tablets could be the healthy balance between giving your kids the access to tech that they want without turning them into the kid having a meltdown over Roblox in the grocery store.What's...

Getting a head start on learning does not have to be expensive. Don't worry about buying the latest technology or books. Instead, count on the free Printable Alphabet Match Game to teach you all you need to know before preschool. Alphabet matching games are the best way to learn the alphabet, to start recognizing the letters and remembering their names. Thanks to free printables for kids like this one, you can do that at no cost. On the first day of school your teacher and all of your friends will be so impressed with everything that you know.

There was a time when I kept a collection of styrofoam around the place, but over the years I disposed of it and not just because it takes up a lot of storage space. Sure it's engaging to stick or hammer things into it, like golf tees, but that idea invariably and ultimately turns into a festival of breaking, then shredding, leaving those static electricity filled tiny toxic balls all over the place, which is a mess worse than glitter and not nearly as festive. Still, when someone from our community purchased new electronics or something that came with large...

Toddlers and young children have a reputation for refusing to share. “No!” and “Mine!” are generally among their earliest utterances, and often their most frequent.  While it’s true that most kids need time and practice learning to share, parents’ expectations regarding sharing are frequently out of sync with what’s reasonable to expect of kids developmentally.  In a survey of parents of young children by the organisation Zero to Three, 43% of parents reported a belief that kids can share and take turns before the age of two ― 71% said they think children are capable of these behaviours by the...