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Learning the Value of a Virtual Dollar

by the editors at Common Sense Media, Posted May 6th 2011 10:00AM

Learning the value of money is important. Credit: AFP/Getty Images Remember those marathon Monopoly games? We stacked up piles of cash and property, and, when it was finally over, we put it all away in a box. Well, there's a new game ...Online worlds are teaching your kids how to value money and the things it can buy.
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Funny Books, Movies, Games and More: What We Love for a Laugh

by the editors at Common Sense Media, Posted May 4th 2011 12:00PM

There's nothing better than when your kids actually develop their own sense of humor. Credit: Getty Images All parents remember their baby's first smile. And there's nothing better than when your kids actually develop their own sense of ...Keep them laughing with funny books, TV shows, movies and games.
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Books, Movies, Games, and TV to Share With Kids

by the editors at Common Sense Media, Posted Mar 25th 2011 10:15AM

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Share these fun things to do with your kids! Credit: Getty Images When you walk into the Common Sense Media offices, some of the first things you notice are the various piles of books, ...Books, movies and games are more fun when you share them.
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Boom Boom! Cards Family Deck

by Honey Berk, Posted Feb 18th 2011 2:00PM

Families join together to do good for others with this feel-good game. Credit: Boom Boom! Revolution The Boom Boom! Cards Family Deck is a wonderful way to teach your kids about the power of performing good deeds for others. Each ...With the Boom Boom! Family Deck, you don't just pay it forward, you actually play it forward.
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Reviews: What's New This Week

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jan 14th 2011 12:30PM

Seth Rogen, left, and Jay Chou star in "The Green Hornet." Credit: AP Photo/Jaimie Trueblood, Columbia Pictures-Sony Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense ..."The Green Hornet" rides into theaters, while "Alpha and Omega" lands on DVD.
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Reviews: What's New This Week

by Sandy Maple, Posted Dec 31st 2010 11:00AM

Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media. Click on the links to read the reviews in full. In Theaters: "Gulliver's Travels" A modern retelling of Jonathan Swift's ...Should you see "Gulliver's Travels?" Get the lowdown on the latest in family entertainment.
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Reviews: What's New This Week

by Sandy Maple, Posted Dec 24th 2010 12:00PM

Colin Baiocchi, left, and Ben Stiller are shown in a scene from "Little Fockers." Credit: Glen Wilson, Universal Pictures / AP
Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by ..."Little Fockers," "Easy A" iffy for young teens.
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P'kolino Puzzles

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted Dec 23rd 2010 2:00PM

P'kolino's spaceship puzzle can be put together in a multitude of combinations. Credit: Pkolino.com
Pulling things apart and putting them back together equals fun, fun, fun for many tots, and puzzles are a great place to start.
But ...Kids get to think creatively, putting these cool wood puzzles together in as many variations as their little minds can imagine.
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Perplexus

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted Dec 21st 2010 2:00PM

Games and holidays go together like Santa and reindeer. And Perplexus is one game that's not only fun, but also flexes a little brain power. The 3-D maze requires players to maneuver a little marble around barriers housed in a transparent ...Perplexus is one game that's not only fun, but also flexes a little brain power.
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Reviews: What's New This Week

by Sandy Maple, Posted Dec 17th 2010 3:10PM

Yogi Bear finally makes his big-screen debut. Credit: AP/ Warner Bros. Pictures Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media. Click on the links to read the ...Yogi Bear, Steve Carell and Justin Bieber are all in the pop culture hot seat this week.
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Reviews: What's New This Week

by Sandy Maple, Posted Dec 10th 2010 1:00PM

"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" takes the action to sea. Credit: AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Phil Bray Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by ...Are you going to check out "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" this weekend? Get the lowdown on what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media.
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Reviews: What's New This Week

by Sandy Maple, Posted Dec 3rd 2010 3:15PM

Natalie Portman stars in "Black Swan." Credit: Niko Tavernise, Fox Searchlight/AP
Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media. Click on the links to read the reviews in ...Ballerinas, soldiers and elves take over pop culture this week.
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Reviews: What's New This Week

by Sandy Maple, Posted Nov 29th 2010 4:30PM

Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media. Click on the links to read the reviews in full. In Theaters: "Tangled" "Tangled" is Disney's animated retelling of the ...Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media.
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Reviews: What's New This Week

by Sandy Maple, Posted Nov 19th 2010 2:50PM

Our favorite boy wizard is back in "Harry Porter The Deathly Hallows: Part 1." Credit: Jaap Buitendijk, Warner Bros. Pictures/AP
Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense ...Are your little witches and wizards dying to see "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One?" Get the lowdown on what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media.
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Reviews: What's New This Week

by Sandy Maple, Posted Oct 22nd 2010 12:22PM

Matt Damon stars in the drama "Hereafer." Ken Regan, Warner Bros. / AP
Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media. Click on the links to read the reviews in full. In ...Is Matt Damon's new movie "Hereafter" appropriate for kids? Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media.
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