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Remember these? Top educational video games of the 80s

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Oct 20th 2008 11:00AM

Computer time is a big deal at our house, so much so that we have to set a time limit. My kids love to play the games they find at sites like PBSKids, Noggin, Sesame Street, and Starfall. I figure that if they're going to get screen time, it might as ...
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VA massacre Internet game causes outrage

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted May 18th 2007 2:31PM

I like to think I'm very open-minded about what should and shouldn't be made into entertainment, but this is incredibly difficult to stomach. An Australian man has created an online computer game called "V-Tech Rampage," which is meant to mimic the ...
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Line Rider, good fun for kids of all ages

by Heather Craven, Posted Nov 17th 2006 3:00PM

A few weeks ago my son, Loren, asked me to come check out something cool on the computer. This happens about a zillion times a day, so I didn't run as fast as I could to check out what I assumed would be yet another Red Hot Chili Peppers video. But ...
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GamerDad: making the world a better place one game at a time

by Heather Craven, Posted Nov 7th 2006 6:00PM

This morning I came across a great site called GamerDad. This site was started by a father who loves to play video games and realized there is a missing market when it comes to explaining games to parents. Since that realization he has put together a ...
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Super secret manipulative plan A: Third Grade

by Jen Creer, Posted Sep 15th 2006 11:31AM

I posted earlier today about my phone call from my youngest son's teacher yesterday. As with lab results, phone calls are just bad news. Good news can wait for the U.S. mail system. After talking to my son's teacher on the phone for an hour, and ...
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The arrival of the teen

by Heather Craven, Posted Jul 10th 2006 2:00PM

We officially have a teenager in our home. On June 30th my first born, Loren, turned that magical age when parents realize that one phone line is no longer sufficient and that groceries are not meant to make it to the shelves before they are ...
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Laptops and the Jay Jay game: like mother, like son

by Sarah Gilbert, Posted Jan 19th 2006 8:21AM

I know, I've ranted about how I didn't want my kids playing video games for as long as I can hold out. It's one of my "I never's." But I mean, umm, Sega and Xbox and Nintendo and all that! Really. Because I bought Everett a Jay Jay the ...
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Limiting computer game time for teens

by Heather Craven, Posted

My oldest son, Loren, is a dedicated World of Warcraft (WoW) player. This would not at all be a problem if he were a more devoted student. If given the opportunity, he and his band of cronies would spend their evenings slaying computer generated evil ...
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